Offering incense in memory of comrade Phan Dang Luu at Ho Chi Minh City cemetery
(Baonghean.vn) - The delegation offered flowers and incense to express their respect and deep gratitude for the great contributions of comrade Phan Dang Luu and more than 14,000 heroic martyrs resting at Ho Chi Minh City cemetery.
On the occasion of the 47th anniversary of the complete liberation of the South and national reunification (April 30) and the 120th anniversary of the birth of the revolutionary predecessor comradePhan Dang Luu(May 5, 1902 - May 5, 2022), on April 26, the working delegation of the District Party Committee - People's Council - People's Committee - Fatherland Front Committee of Yen Thanh district visited the Ho Chi Minh City Martyrs' Cemetery to offer incense and flowers to comrade Phan Dang Luu and other heroic martyrs who heroically died for the cause of national liberation and reunification.
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Leaders of Yen Thanh district offered incense and flowers at the Ho Chi Minh City Martyrs Cemetery. |
Comrade Phan Dang Luu was born on May 5, 1902 in a patriotic Confucian family in Dong village, Trang Thanh commune, now Hoa Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, Nghe An province.He was a revolutionary predecessor, a "typical revolutionary intellectual" of the Party and the Vietnamese revolution; Member of the Central Region Party Committee (1936), Member of the Central Region Party Committee Standing Committee (from March 1937), Member of the Central Party Executive Committee (from September 1937), Member of the Central Party Standing Committee (1938).-1941). He sacrificed his life on August 26, 1941, under the guns of the French colonialists at the Nga Ba Giong shooting range, Hoc Mon, Gia Dinh, together with General Secretary Nguyen Van Cu.
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Offering incense in memory of comrade Phan Dang Luu and revolutionary predecessors. |
With 39 years of age, 16 years of continuous revolutionary activities, including more than 7 years of imprisonment in imperialist prisons, comrade Phan Dang Luu devoted and sacrificed his whole life to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation, together with the Central Executive Committee steering the revolutionary boat through difficult periods, especially the period 1936-1940.
Mentioning Phan Dang Luu is mentioning a staunch communist soldier, an excellent senior leader. Comrade Phan Dang Luu had a far-sighted vision, was resourceful, clever, brave, humane, and sacrificed himself for a great cause. He was also a journalist, writer, and a typical theorist of the Party and the revolution of our country. Currently, many localities, schools, streets, and cultural works across the country are honored and proud to be named after the excellent senior revolutionary Phan Dang Luu.
Expressing their respect and deep gratitude for the great contributions of comrade Phan Dang Luu and more than 14,000 heroic martyrs resting at Ho Chi Minh City cemetery, the leaders of Yen Thanh district pledged to constantly strive to train, to be loyal to the Communist ideal for life, and to maintain the Party's revolutionary achievements.
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The delegation took souvenir photos at the National Historical Site of Giong Junction, Hoc Mon, Ho Chi Minh City. |
Following the path chosen by comrade Phan Dang Luu and previous generations of revolutionaries, the Party Committee, government and people of Yen Thanh district continue to uphold the spirit of solidarity and unity within the entire Party Committee, promote patriotic emulation movements, develop the socio-economy associated with building a strong political system, ensure national defense and security, successfully implement the Resolution of the 27th District Party Congress for the 2020-2025 term, soon turn Yen Thanh into an advanced new rural district, a model new rural district, worthy of the tradition of the indomitable homeland of comrade Phan Dang Luu, the heroic homeland.