Tran Huy Lieu (1901 - 1969) is a Vietnamese writer, revolutionary activist, historian and journalist. In Saigon, his youth was attracted to the vibrant political atmosphere of historical events. He worked in newspapers to demand democracy, demanded the release of Phan Boi Chau, and organized the funeral of Phan Chu Trinh. He joined the establishment of the Youth Party, composed and printed books and newspapers promoting the patriotism and anti-colonial will of the people, then became a staple of the anti-French bourgeois organization against the French and the Vietnamese Nationalist Party in Cochinchina ( 1927 - 1928). He was captured by the colonists and sentenced to exile to Con Dao island (1928-1934) and it was here that he met with communist soldiers. After he was released from prison, he was expelled by the colonial government to the North, where he joined the Communist Party and became involved in the Party's public press activities in Hanoi (1936-1939).