Early Life
Que was born in April 1942 in northern Vietnam, then occupied by the Imperial Japanese Army. He received an M.D. from Saigon University at age 22. In the 1960s and early 70s, he trained in Europe on a United Nations scholarship, specializing in radiotherapy.
In 1974, he joined the teaching staff at Saigon University, and the following year became the director of Cho-Ray Hospital. However, he was removed from his post one year later for criticizing national health care policy. He then formed the pro-democracy group National Front for Progress. He also became Amnesty International's first member in Vietnam and began publishing two underground newspapers. In 1978, he was arrested for his continued critique of national health care policy and detained with charge for ten years.
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