Nghe An Newspaper delegation pays tribute to heroic martyrs at Hang Duong Cemetery
(Baonghean.vn) - On January 23, the delegation of Nghe An Newspaper led by comrade Pham Thi Hong Toan - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper, offered incense and flowers at Hang Duong Cemetery - Con Dao.
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| Hang Duong Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Con Dao. This is the resting place of tens of thousands of revolutionary soldiers and Vietnamese patriots through many generations who were imprisoned in Con Dao prison by the French colonial government, and later the Republic of Vietnam government. |
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| Before the heroic martyrs, the delegation expressed gratitude for the great contributions of the heroic martyrs who shed blood for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland; promised to continue to make efforts in their work to always be the leading flag on the ideological front. |
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| The cemetery is divided into 4 areas A, B, C, D. Area A includes 688 graves (including 7 mass graves), of which 91 graves have names and 597 graves have unknown names and hometowns. Photo: Document |
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| The delegation of Nghe An Newspaper visited the tomb of Patriot Nguyen An Ninh (1900 - 1943). He was a writer, journalist, religious researcher and revolutionary in the early 20th century. He was born in his mother's hometown in Long Thuong commune, Can Giuoc district, Cho Lon province (now Long An province). His father was Nguyen An Khuong, from Quan Tre, Hoc Mon district (now Ho Chi Minh City) - a patriotic writer, proficient in Chinese studies and the national language. |
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The tomb of comrade Le Hong Phong is located in area A of Hang Duong cemetery. Comrade Le Hong Phong's real name is Le Huy Doan, born in 1902 in Thong Lang commune (now Hung Thong commune), Hung Nguyen district, Nghe An, in a farmer's family. An excellent student of President Ho Chi Minh, a typical communist soldier, he was the General Secretary of the Indochinese Communist Party from 1935 to 1936. On June 22, 1939, he was arrested by French secret police for the first time in Saigon and sentenced to 6 months in prison and deported to Nghe An. On February 6, 1940, he was arrested for the second time, sentenced to 5 years in prison and exiled to Saigon and Con Dao prisons. On September 6, 1942, he died while in prison in Con Dao on his 40th birthday. |
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| Area B of Hang Duong cemetery includes 695 graves (including 17 mass graves), of which 276 have names and 419 have unknown names and hometowns. Most of the graves are from 1945 to 1960. This is where the graves of heroine Vo Thi Sau and hero Cao Van Ngoc are located. Photo: Archive. |
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| The resting place of heroine Vo Thi Sau at Hang Duong cemetery. |
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| Nghe An Newspaper delegation offered incense at the tomb of heroine Vo Thi Sau. |
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| People visit martyrs at Hang Duong cemetery on the last day of the year. |
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| In addition, Hang Duong cemetery also has 373 graves in area C, 157 graves in area D. Photo: Document |
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| Hang Duong Cemetery and Con Dao Prison, located on the beautiful and poetic Con Dao island district, have become red addresses for millions of Vietnamese people; a place to educate the revolutionary tradition for the younger generation; a place to denounce the gruesome crimes of the enemy and also a place to honor the indomitable and resilient spirit of heroic Vietnamese revolutionary soldiers. Photo: Archive. |
