Offering incense to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the death of General Secretary Le Hong Phong
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of September 13 (July 26, Canh Ty year), a delegation of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province organized a flower and incense offering ceremony to commemorate the 78th death anniversary of General Secretary Le Hong Phong, at the Memorial Area in Hung Thong commune, Hung Nguyen district.
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| Attending the ceremony were comrades: Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee; Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Kha Van Tam - Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department and leaders of the Provincial People's Council; Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Hung Nguyen district, Le Van family... Photo: Pham Bang |
ComradeLe Hong PhongHis real name is Le Huy Doan, born on September 6, 1902 in Dong village, Thong Lang commune, now Hong Phong hamlet, Hung Thong commune, Hung Nguyen district. He was enlightened about the revolution early and quickly joined the patriotic movement of Vinh - Ben Thuy workers.
Comrade Le Hong Phong is an excellent son of Nghe An homeland, one of the most outstanding students of President Ho Chi Minh; he isSecond General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
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| Delegates expressed their respect and gratitude for Comrade Le Hong Phong's great contributions to the revolutionary cause of our Party and People. Photo: Pham Bang |
At the age of 40, with more than 20 years of continuous and enthusiastic revolutionary activities, comrade Le Hong Phong has devoted his whole life to the cause.Vietnamese RevolutionHis life and revolutionary career will forever be a source of pride and a shining example for many generations to follow.
In the sacred atmosphere, delegates offered flowers and incense to the spirit of General Secretary Le Hong Phong, expressing their respect and gratitude for his great contributions to the revolutionary cause of our Party and People.
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| Comrade Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairwoman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee offered incense to commemorate General Secretary Le Hong Phong. Photo: Pham Bang |
Proud of the homeland's tradition, the Party Committee, government and people of Nghe An province pledge to always strive to achieve many important achievements in all fields, building the homeland to become increasingly developed and prosperous.
- In 1924, he went to Thailand and then found his way to China. He was admitted to the Tam Tam Xa organization and was selected by leader Nguyen Ai Quoc to attend a special political training class. After that, he was sent to study at many schools such as: Whampoa Military School, Guangzhou Aviation School, Air Force Military Theory School in the Soviet Union...
- In March 1935, at the First Congress of the Indochinese Communist Party held in Macau (China), he was elected General Secretary. In July 1935, he led the delegation to attend the Seventh Congress of the Communist International in Moscow and was honored to be elected as a member of the Executive Committee of the Communist International.
- In November 1937, comrade Le Hong Phong secretly returned to Saigon to work, directly leading the revolutionary movement with the Party Central Committee. On June 22, 1939, he was arrested by the French colonialists in Saigon, sentenced to 6 months in prison, and after completing his term, he was placed under 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, then exiled to Con Dao. The cruel and savage beatings of the enemy exhausted him and he passed away on September 6, 1942 (July 26, Nham Ngo year).
