Côn Đảo Prison
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Côn Đảo Prison is a notorious former French colonial and later South Vietnamese prison complex on Côn Đảo Island in Vietnam, infamous for its brutal treatment of political prisoners.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Côn Đảo Prison canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical site
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prison complex ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Côn Sơn Prison
NERFINISHED
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Poulo Condore Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedBy | French colonial authorities ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| currentUse |
memorial site
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| governedBy | Vietnamese government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
solitary confinement cells
ⓘ
tiger cage cells ⓘ torture chambers ⓘ work camps ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Vietnamese ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | special national relic of Vietnam ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Côn Sơn Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Côn Đảo Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Côn Đảo Island NERFINISHED ⓘ South China Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brutal treatment of prisoners
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harsh living conditions ⓘ torture ⓘ “tiger cages” ⓘ |
| operatedDuring |
First Indochina War
NERFINISHED
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French colonial period ⓘ Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedUntil | 1975 ⓘ |
| partOf | Côn Đảo historical complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
detention of anti-colonial activists
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detention of communist prisoners ⓘ detention of political prisoners ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
colonial repression
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political persecution in Vietnam ⓘ |
| tourismType | dark tourism destination ⓘ |
| usedBy |
French colonial administration
NERFINISHED
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Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ South Vietnamese government NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ United States–backed South Vietnamese regime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimType |
independence fighters
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political prisoners ⓘ revolutionary activists ⓘ suspected communists ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.