Since its inception in July 1990, the Free Vietnam Alliance has been actively participating in the national endeavor for peaceful changes in Vietnam. Its work along with other democratic forces has created endless pressure upon the Hanoi government. This pressure undoubtedly has brought about some changes in Vietnam. Despite their superficial intention and values, these changes have helped to create a favorable condition toward democratization. Therefore, it is important that this pressure for change be kept up.
With our grand endeavor to push forth democratization of Vietnam, we need and endear support from concerned nations and people such as yourself.
By spreading your words of support, joining us in spirit and actions for our campaigns to end oppression in Vietnam, making the respect of human rights part of your business or diplomatic dealings with Hanoi, you could help to end the misery of this suffering land and bring lasting peace to Indochina.
Together, let's hope that the dark chapter of our history will soon turn a new page, and Vietnam will proudly enter the 21st century as a free nation.
The democratic revolution in Eastern Europe succeeded at the end of 1989 with the overthrow of communist regimes and the fall of the Berlin Wall, the unification of Germany and the disintegration of the Warsaw pact. Within a few months, the 40 year old communist system in Eastern Europe had totally collapsed; a page of history had turned; and the world beamed with hope for a better future.
The global democratic wave has inspired the Vietnamese with hope for a free Vietnam. Concurrently, the Vietnamese at home and abroad have joined efforts to force positive changes and the eventual end of communism in Vietnam. Starting with the youth and student movement in Australia, over thirty Vietnamese democracy movements sprang up globally within a few months in 1990.
To create a united front directed toward a common goal, a Conference of Movements for Vietnam's Freedom and Democracy was organized in Paris from July 13 to 15, 1990. At this conference or first congress, the Free Vietnam Alliance was born to fulfill the needs of coordinating efforts and unifying directions.
Free Vietnam Alliance's activities are coordinated and supervised by
the Coordinating Committee which consists of nine representatives of
member movements overseas and a number of representatives from domestic
movements, and is elected by the general assembly every two years. This
committee elects the Secretary General. The Secretary General selects
members to be in his Executive Committee.
2002-2004: Mr.Nguyen Ngoc Duc
2000-2002: Mr.Nguyen Ngoc Duc
1998-2000: Mr.Nguyen Ngoc Duc
1996-1998: Mr.Nguyen Ngoc Duc
1994-1996: Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Duc
1992-1994: Dr. Nguyen Trong Viet
1990-1992: Professor Nguyen Vo Ky
On November 16, 1991, the Free Vietnam Alliance formally introduced its "Proposal to Build a Democratic Society in Vietnam." The Proposal was widely distributed and discussed inside and outside of Vietnam. For the majority of Vietnamese citizens, it is seen as a practical and peaceful solution to establish democracy in Vietnam. To many progressive members of the Vietnamese Communist Party, the Proposal is warmly accepted as a major breakthrough in removing obstacles and deadlocks. In general, the Proposal lays down the first positive steps toward solving the country's current crisis, leading to an era of renewal and progress.
PHOTO:Rally for freedom and democracy in Vietnam by Vietnamese youth movement inAustralia in front of Vietnamese Communist Embassy in Canberra, Australia. August 26, 1989.
PHOTO:Vietnamese youth's movement for Democracy and Freedom for Vietnam organizedrally on Universal Human Rights Day in Queensland, South Australia.
PHOTO:Rally for Human Rights in Vietnam on Universal Human Rights Day. Orange County,California, USA, December 12, 1990.
PHOTO:Free Vietnam Alliance announced its formation in a press conference in Paris on July 15, 1990
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