(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of December 6, the delegation of the 9th National Patriotic Emulation Congress visited President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum.
The funeral was attended by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and other Party and State leaders. Also attending the funeral were 2,000 delegates who were typical examples in patriotic emulation movements during the 2011-2015 period.
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| The delegation prepares to enter the Mausoleum to visit President Ho Chi Minh. |
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| Party and State leaders respectfully pay their respects to the spirit of President Ho Chi Minh. |
At the funeral, Party and State leaders and delegates expressed their respect and tribute to the great contributions of President Ho Chi Minh - the beloved leader of the entire nation, the great teacher of the Vietnamese revolution and the initiator and leader of the patriotic emulation movements of our people.
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| The delegation of Nghe An province - the beloved homeland of Uncle Ho - was moved to visit his mausoleum. |
On June 11, 1948, President Ho Chi Minh issued a call for patriotic emulation, implementing the directive to launch the patriotic emulation movement of the Party Central Committee Standing Committee, calling on the entire nation to actively compete "to make the resistance war win quickly, and national construction succeed quickly".
For nearly 70 years, it has always been the foundation and motivation to attract all classes to strive to fulfill their tasks well, unite the people, promote patriotism, and overcome all difficulties and hardships.
During his lifetime, he always paid special attention to patriotic emulation movements, always closely followed, actively encouraged, motivated and promptly rewarded outstanding examples, heroic emulation soldiers nationwide.
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| Nghe An's patriotic emulation delegates take souvenir photos at historic Ba Dinh Square. |
Some photos of delegates attending the 9th National Patriotic Emulation Congress before visiting Uncle Ho's Mausoleum:
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| Delegates from all over the country, representing many different groups, gathered before visiting Uncle Ho's Mausoleum. |
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| The most outstanding faces in the patriotic emulation movements in the period 2011-2015 solemnly lined up to visit the Mausoleum. |
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| Overseas Vietnamese delegations returning from 14 countries and territories around the world are honored to represent overseas Vietnamese attending this Congress. |
Canh Nam - Thu Giang
