Mr. Nguyen CongBang was born in 1955. His family is the native of Kien-Giang province in Southern Vietnam.

In 1973, he joined the Republic of Vietnam's Army and served the nation until the end of the war.
After the Communists took control of South Vietnam, he formed an anti-communist group and actively campaigned for a free Vietnam until he was arrested in 1977 and sent to a labor camp without a formal court sentence.

In 1978, he escaped from the labor camp and seeked political asylum at a refugee camp in Pulau Bidong island (Malaysia).

In 1979, he settled in Houston (Texas) and continued his efforts of liberating Vietnam from Communists' rule.

In 1985, he formed Vietnam Youth Group, gathered Vietnamese youths and campaiged for a free Vietnam.

In 1987, he worked with the United Front of Laotian People for the Liberation of Laos (led by the Laotian Ex-Prime Minister Phoumi Nosavan) aimed to build a logistic line for the Vietnamese resistant forces which are reportedly active in the Vietnam-Laos border zone at the time.

In 1990, he traveled back to Vietnam for the first time to visit his homeland for observation.

In 1991, he helped the Vietnamese People's Party (Đảng Nhân Dân Việt Nam) and Lien-Viet Coalition (Liên Minh Hùng-Gia Đại-Việt), organized land-dispute farmers from rural areas for a public protest in front of Saigon's Zoo.

In 1992, he formed the Social Assistance Program for Vietnam (www.sap-vn.org) a.k.a. Green Cross, carried out humanitarian programs to help the needy and handicapped people throughout Vietnam. (see L.A. Times archive)

In 1994, he was detained in Saigon for 53 days for an accusation of "underground anti-government activities".

In 1996, he resigned his post of the charity works and continue his efforts of restoring democracy and freedom in Vietnam.

In 1998, he joined the Free Vietnam Coalition Party (Lien-Dang Viet-Nam Tu-Do) and the Free Vietnam Government (Chinh Phu Viet Nam Tu Do). In 1999, he was elected to the post of Vice-President of the party for a 3-year term. He was also appointed as Spokeperson of the organization. In 2002, due to policy disagreements, he resigned from the posts. He formally left the organizations in early 2004.

In January 2005, he founded Hoa-Mai Group, a dedicated overseas Vietnamese pro-democracy advocate group, introducing the New Vietnam Platform -- an elaborate and systematic plan of actions, aiming for a Free and Fair General Election in Vietnam, including a constructive proposal for a desired government of Vietnam. The proposal receives enormous supports from Vietnamese inside the country and abroad.

In 2006, encouraged by pro-democracy groups in Vietnam, he co-founded the Vietnam Populist Party (VNPP) which is also referred as "For the People Party" by media in Vietnam. Since then he has been in charge of the Liaison Office based in Houston (Texas), also acts as the Secretary General of the VNPP.

See the Biography in Vietnamese

Secretary General of the Vietnam Populist Party