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

Attending the ceremony were comrade Tran Thi My Hanh - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism; leaders and representatives of organizations of Hung Nguyen Nam commune; representatives of the Board of Directors, teachers and students of Le Hong Phong High School, Le Hong Phong Secondary School; representatives of the Le clan council...

Comrade Le Hong Phong's real name is Le Huy Doan, born on September 6, 1902 in Dong village, Thong Lang commune (now Hong Phong hamlet, Hung Nguyen Nam commune, Nghe An province), in a disciplined and traditional family. In early 1924, he went abroad to participate in revolutionary activities.

Overcoming many difficulties and challenges,Le Hong 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, Leningrad Military Theory School, 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, Con Dao.

At noon on September 6, 1942, at 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 fragrant flower baskets, incense sticks and expressed deep gratitude for the merits of General Secretary Le Hong Phong at the comrade's Memorial House.