Offering incense to commemorate the 123rd birthday of General Secretary Le Hong Phong

Dự lễ có đồng chí Trần Thị Mỹ Hạnh - Ủy viên Ban chấp hành Đảng bộ tỉnh, Giám đốc Sở Văn hóa, Thể thao và Du lịch; lãnh đạo và đại diện các đoàn thể xã Hưng Nguyên Nam; đại diện Ban giám hiệu, thầy cô giáo và các em học sinh Trường THPT Lê Hồng Phong, Trường THCS Lê Hồng Phong; đại diện Hội đồng gia tộc dòng họ Lê…

Đồng chí Lê Hồng Phong tên thật là Lê Huy Doãn, sinh ngày 6/9/1902 tại làng Đông, tổng Thông Lạng (nay là xóm Hồng Phong xã Hưng Nguyên Nam, tỉnh Nghệ An), trong một gia đình nề nếp, gia phong. Đầu năm 1924, đồng chí xuất dương hoạt động cách mạng.

Overcoming many difficulties and challenges,Lê Hồng Phongwent to Dang Thuc Hua's Farm, then was introduced to Guangzhou (China). Recognizing Le Hong Phong's special military talent, leader Nguyen Ai Quoc selected and sent him to train at many famous schools such as: Whampoa Military School, Guangzhou Air Force School, Military Theory School in Leningrad, and Oriental University.

In 1931, Le Hong Phong was secretly sent back to the country by the Communist International to lead the revolutionary movement. However, under the repression of the French colonialists and their henchmen, the revolutionary bases were destroyed by the enemy, hundreds and thousands of revolutionary cadres were arrested and imprisoned. In that situation, comrade Le Hong Phong gradually established contact with the Party bases to restore the Party organization system and the revolutionary movement.

In March 1935, at the First Congress of the Indochinese Communist Party held in Macao (China), Le Hong Phong was elected General Secretary of the Party. In July 1935, Le Hong Phong led the Vietnamese delegation to the Seventh Congress of the Communist International in Moscow. At the Congress, he was elected as a member of the Executive Committee of the Communist International.

In November 1937, he returned to Vietnam and directly led the Vietnamese revolutionary movement. On June 22, 1939, Le Hong Phong was arrested by French secret police in Saigon and sentenced to 6 months in prison and 3 years of house arrest in his hometown.

In January 1940, comrade Le Hong Phong was arrested for the second time and imprisoned at the Big Prison - Saigon. Knowing that Le Hong Phong was an important leader of the Party, the French colonialists used all kinds of brutal torture methods to force him to reveal the Party organization, but the enemy was powerless against the spirit and iron will of the steadfast communist soldier. In the end, they sentenced Le Hong Phong to 5 years in prison, 10 years of house arrest and exiled him to the hell on earth of Con Dao.

At noon on September 6, 1942, in the isolated holding area of ​​Banh II, Con Dao prison, comrade Le Hong Phong gradually became exhausted and heroically sacrificed himself. Before leaving, he instructed: "Please tell the Party that, until the last moment, Le Hong Phong still believed wholeheartedly in the glorious victory of the revolution."

40 years old, 20 years in operationrevolutionContinuously and enthusiastically, comrade Le Hong Phong left a shining example of a steadfast and indomitable communist.

The life, merits and great contributions of General Secretary Le Hong Phong will forever live on with the country, adding strength and encouragement to generations of cadres, party members and people in the cause of innovation, building and developing a strong and prosperous country.

At the sacred moment, the delegations and people respectfully bowed before the spirit of General Secretary Le Hong Phong; respectfully offered fresh and fragrant flower baskets, incense sticks and expressed deep gratitude for the merits of General Secretary Le Hong Phong at the comrade's Memorial House.