Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan - The great mother of President Ho Chi Minh

Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan was born in the year of Mau Thin (1868) in Hoang Tru village, Chung Cu commune, Lam Thinh canton, Nam Dan district (now Tru 3 hamlet, Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district), in a family of studious Confucian scholars. Since childhood, she was cared for and taught with care by her father Hoang Xuan Duong and mother Nguyen Thi Kep. She was deeply influenced by the following characteristics: Loving people, being benevolent, valuing loyalty; inheriting and promoting the good traditions of two clans, two paternal and maternal families. She was a diligent learner, equipping herself with a profound cultural background. She was familiar with the Tale of Kieu, remembered many historical anecdotes, and knew many folk songs of Nghe Tinh.

When she was in her twenties, Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan was a country girl, diligent, hard-working, and very capable. Her singing voice left a deep impression, stirring the heart of the Confucian scholar Nguyen Sinh Sac. Secret love, loving hearts beating in unison, bound the two together into a loving couple.

Faced with the passionate love of his two children, Mr. Hoang Xuan Duong, a progressive thinker who overcame feudal etiquette, chose an auspicious day and month to hold the wedding ceremony for the two.

Loving his children and son-in-law, Mr. Hoang Duong gave them land to build a house, creating a happy life for his two children.

Under the small, simple thatched roof, Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan gave birth to three patriotic children:

- Nguyen Thi Thanh - 1884

- Nguyen Sinh Khiem - 1888

- Nguyen Sinh Cung - 1890 (childhood name of President Ho Chi Minh).

In 1893, Mr. Hoang Xuan Duong passed away, an extremely great loss, an infinite grief for Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan. Putting aside sadness to make happiness, she encouraged her husband to practice literature to succeed in his career, fulfilling his father's wish and in 1894, Mr. Nguyen Sinh Sac passed the bachelor's exam, this was a filial exam for his father-in-law and the result of 10 years of dedication to raising her husband and educating him by Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan.

To help her husband with his studies, in 1895, she and her husband and two children traveled a thousand miles to the capital Hue.

In Hue, Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan had to struggle with daily life, making a living by weaving, building a happy family.

In the year of Canh Ty (1900), Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan gave birth to another son, Nguyen Sinh Xin, in difficult circumstances and while her husband was away supervising the regional examination in Thanh Hoa province. She fell seriously ill. Although Nguyen Sinh Cung and the neighbors gave her medicine with all their heart, due to her serious illness and weak health, she breathed her last at noon on December 22, Canh Ty year (February 10, 1901).

The life of Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan is a shining example of moral qualities, great sacrifices, and benevolence of Vietnamese women. Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan possesses the virtues of merit, beauty, speech, and conduct. She is a dutiful daughter, a faithful and responsible wife, a kind mother, a person with deep affection for her neighbors, and lives a simple and honest life. Her virtues have had a profound impact on the formation of President Ho Chi Minh's noble personality, love for his homeland, and deep love for his people.