Trương Đình Dzu

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Trương Đình Dzu was a South Vietnamese lawyer and politician known for his outspoken advocacy of peace negotiations during the Vietnam War and his controversial candidacy in the 1967 presidential election.

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instanceOf South Vietnamese politician ⓘ
human ⓘ
advocatedFor coalition government including the National Liberation Front ⓘ
negotiated settlement to the Vietnam War ⓘ
associatedWith opposition to Nguyễn Văn Thiệu’s regime ⓘ
campaignSlogan called for “peace at any price” (as reported by opponents and media) ⓘ
candidateInElection 1967 South Vietnamese presidential election ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship South Vietnam ⓘ
criticized South Vietnamese military government ⓘ
U.S.-backed war policy in South Vietnam ⓘ
electionResult finished second in the 1967 South Vietnamese presidential election ⓘ
electoralPlatform ending the war through talks rather than continued fighting ⓘ
peace negotiations with communist forces ⓘ
familyName Trương ⓘ
linked to: Truong
givenName Đình Dzu ⓘ
historicalPeriod Cold War ⓘ
Vietnam War era ⓘ
historicalSignificance symbol of internal South Vietnamese opposition to the war ⓘ
ideology peace advocacy ⓘ
knownFor outspoken advocacy of peace talks with communist forces ⓘ
running as a peace candidate in South Vietnam ⓘ
language Vietnamese ⓘ
legalIssue was arrested by South Vietnamese authorities after the 1967 election ⓘ
was charged with currency violations after criticizing the regime ⓘ
mediaReputation was labeled a “peace candidate” by the press ⓘ
name Trương Đình Dzu ⓘ
notableFor 1967 South Vietnamese presidential election ⓘ
occupation lawyer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
opponent Nguyễn Cao Kỳ ⓘ
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu ⓘ
linked to: Nguyen Van Thieu
persecutedBy South Vietnamese authorities ⓘ
politicalContext Republic of Vietnam politics ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
politicalPosition advocated peace negotiations during the Vietnam War ⓘ
called for negotiations with the National Liberation Front ⓘ
criticized the continuation of the Vietnam War ⓘ
profession defense lawyer ⓘ
regionOfActivity South Vietnam ⓘ

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Trương Đình Dzu → name → Trương Đình Dzu ⓘ