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Tiểu sử Đ/C Nguyễn Cao Cảnh

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The video provides a biographical account of Liệt sĩ Nguyễn Cao Cảnh (1905–1960) (also known as Hai Khoan), describing his early life, revolutionary activities, imprisonment, and posthumous honors, while emphasizing his role in the struggle for national liberation.

Early Life and Education

  • Birthplace: Long Điền B, Chợ Mới, An Giang.
  • Became an orphan early in life; despite hardship, he helped his mother earn money and ensured that all eight siblings continued schooling.
  • Studied classical Chinese as a child, later learning Quốc ngữ.
  • Gained ideological education emphasizing:
    • morality
    • patriotism
    • national pride

Patriotic Youth Networks

  • Built friendships with other progressive/patriotic youths.
  • Regularly met at the house of Nguyễn Thanh to study revolutionary books and newspapers.

Participating in Uprisings (1930)

  • May 1930: Under Party leadership, the people in Chợ Mới rose up with two demonstrations:
    • May 9, 1930
    • May 28, 1930
  • Nguyễn Cao Cảnh mobilized villagers and helped lead protests demanding:
    • rent reduction
    • tax relief
  • He also denounced oppressive landlords.
  • After the second demonstration failed, he helped organize a symbolic “dance”/mobilization to:
    • encourage resistance against French colonial forces
    • sustain revolutionary momentum toward the end of 1930

Party Development and Mass Mobilization (1930s–1940)

  • Was admitted to the Party and contributed to building revolutionary forces and expanding organization.
  • Helped make the Đảng bộ (Party branch) in Chợ Mới one of the strongest in the district by 1946.
  • By 1939, participated in early Popular Front activities:
    • helped draft petitions on people’s welfare, democracy, and peace
    • focused on preparations for uprisings

Protecting Party Cadres and the Southern Uprising Plan (1940)

  • 1940: Assigned to protect Lương Văn Cừ, a Party leader visiting the Long Xuyên inter-provincial committee to direct the response to the Southern uprising.
  • Also helped mobilize for an uprising to seize power, but it failed and colonial repression intensified.

Arrest, Torture, and Release

  • Arrested and tortured severely.
  • Released in 1942 due to insufficient evidence.
  • After release, worked temporarily (including as a teacher in Rạch Giá), then reconnected with the revolutionary organization, often serving as a meeting point for cadres.

August Revolution 1945

  • Joined mobilization after news of Japan’s surrender to the Allies.
  • Helped establish a base and prepare for an uprising and power seizure on August 23, 1945.
  • Took part in mass marches on August 25, 1945.
  • Then marched toward the provincial Party headquarters to seize power; the account notes the August Revolution had 15 successful outcomes.

Post-1945 Revolutionary Service

  • 1947–1952: Head of liaison services (provincial liaison in Long Châu Tiên).
  • 1952–1954: Head of liaison services in Long Châu Sạ.
  • After a ceasefire, volunteered to remain in the South (from 1955), serving in postal and liaison work in Zone 8, later working under the merged liaison structure.
  • From 1956: Became a provincial committee member responsible for An Giang’s liaison service.

Second Arrest and Death (1958–1960)

  • November 4, 1958: Arrested and detained at a market for allegedly holding documents and being part of a communication network.
  • Despite attempts to break him through torture, the account emphasizes his steadfastness.
  • Further investigation and continued torture led to imprisonment, including confinement in a “tiger cage” on Côn Đảo, room 14, on the 15th day of the lunar month.
  • Survived repeated near-death beatings; was tortured again on March 8, 1960.
  • Died in captivity in the 1959–1960 timeframe (as presented); his family later found his grave in 1993.

Posthumous Recognition and Memorial

  • November 1993: His family located his grave on Côn Đảo.
  • Received multiple honors for contributions to national liberation and reunification:
    • Recognition Certificate (1977)
    • Family recognition (1984)
    • First Class Resistance Medal (1986)
    • First Class Independence Medal (1999)
  • The Long Điền B Junior High School was renamed after him in 2018 (Decision No. 4227).

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