Chu Huy Mân (; born Chu Văn Điều ; 17 March 1913 – 1 July 2006) was a general in the

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active during the

First Indochina War The First Indochina War (generally known as the Indochina War in France, and as the Anti-French Resistance War in Vietnam, and alternatively internationally as the French-Indochina War) was fought between French Fourth Republic, France and Việ ...

and

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. He commanded

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forces in Siege of Plei Me.

Early life

Chu Huy Mân was born 17 March 1913 as Chu Văn Điều, the youngest of the eight children of a poor family in Hưng Nguyên fu, Nghệ An province of

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. He started acting in revolutionary movements since 1929, joined

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in November 1930, and acted actively in the Nghệ-Tĩnh Soviets. In 1935, Chu Văn Điều changed his name to Chu Huy Mân. In 1936, Mân was named the secretary of the party committee of Hưng Nguyên district. During 1937–1940, he was arrested by the French authorities many times in Vinh city. In 1940, he was imprisoned in Ðắc Glei Prison, then transferred to Kon Tum Prison. Mân escaped from prison in 1943, continued to take part in revolutionary activities in Quảng Nam Province, joined the provincial Party committee in September 1944.

Military career

During the First Indochina War, Chu Huy Mân was assigned to deputy political commissar, then political commissar of 316th Division from 1951 to 1954. During the Vietnam War, he held the position of political commissar of Military Region 4, then political commissar of Military Region 5 from 1954 to 1965.

References

1913 births 2006 deaths People from Nghệ An province Viet Minh members People of the First Indochina War 20th-century generals Generals of the People's Army of Vietnam {{vietnam-mil-bio-stub