Phan Thanh Giản had three sons, Phan Thanh Liêm, Phan Thanh Tong and Phan Thanh Hương, of which the first two organised an armed rebellion against the French soldiers who had colonised Vĩnh Long and were later captured and killed. Nowadays, Phan Thanh Giản is being venerated as a minor god among his family members and a few in southern Vietnam. Phan Thanh Giản Phan Thanh Giản (潘淸簡, November 11, 1796–1867) was a Grand Counsellor at the Nguyễn court in Vietnam. He led an embassy to France in 1863, and committed suicide when France completed the invasion of Southern Vietnam (Cochinchina) in 1867.
Zoya Phan Zoya Phan Zoya Phan (born 27 October 1980) is a political activist from Burma of Karen descent. She resides in the United Kingdom, and is the Campaigns Manager of the human rights organization Burma Campaign UK. She was an outspoken critic of the Burmese government when it was under direct military rule, repeatedly calling for democratic reform in Burma, as well as economic sanctions from both the British government and the United Nations. Following political changes in the country from 2011, she has continued to campaign for international action to end ongoing human rights violations, especially regarding the use of