80th death anniversary of anti-fascists combatants held in Paris
Paris (VNA) – The France-Vietnam
Friendship Association (AAFV) and the Association of Vietnamese in France
(UGVF) held a workshop in Paris on October 22, on the occasion of the 80th death anniversary of 27 patriotic combatants who were executed by the Nazis in Châteaubriant
during the anti-France war, including Vietnamese soldier Huynh Khuong An.
Participants at the event
watched a documentary featuring a ceremony commemorating Huynh Khuong An at the
building No.6, Porte Brancion avenue held by Paris authorities and Châteaubriant-Voves-Rouillé-Aincourt
Association in 2014.
Historian Alain Ruscio
recalled revolutionary life of Huynh Khuong An, a member of the French
Communist Party (FCP) who fought against the Nazis and sacrificed his
life for the liberation of France and world peace.
Huynh Khuong An was born on April 7, 1912 in Saigon. He came to
France at the age of 15 to pursue his studies. He completed a bachelor's degree
programme in literature in Toulouse before earning his master's degree in Paris.
In 1940, he got a job as an assistant professor at Lycee Carnot in Versailles.
During
his studies, he engaged in many progressive activities and movements in France
and joined the FCP. During the World War II, he worked in secret distributing
leaflets for the FCP to call on people to join the resistance war against the
Nazis.
An
was arrested and sent to Camp Choisel to Chateaubriand in June, 1941 and was
executed by the Nazis on October 22, 1941.
In Vietnam, two streets in Ho
Chi Minh City and Vung Tau are named after him./.