Inauguration of the Memorial Site of Comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh

Attending the ceremony were comrades: Nguyen Van Doan - Director of the Department of Emulation, Commendation and Diplomatic Communications - Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Le Minh Thong - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of Nghi Loc district; representatives of provincial departments, branches and sectors and the association of fellow countrymen, descendants of the Nguyen family and a large number of people.

Delegates and a large crowd attended the inauguration ceremony. Photo: Thu Huong

Comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh was born on July 15, 1910 in Nghi Tho commune (now Phuc Tho commune), Nghi Loc district, Nghe An. He soon followed the path of revolutionary struggle, fighting against colonialism and national liberation. From the age of 17, he participated in the student movement against colonial and feudal oppression in Vinh city; participated in many revolutionary activities and was later arrested and imprisoned by the enemy many times.

During nearly 15 years of imprisonment by the French colonialists and their henchmen, comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh went through Vinh prison, Buon Ma Thuot exile, Dak To, Kon Tum, and Con Dao concentration camps; was classified as one of the dangerous communist elements, and was brutally tortured by the enemy.

In prison, comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh and his revolutionary predecessors turned the colonial prison into a revolutionary school for patriotic communists and was one of the active contributors to compiling and organizing classes on Marxism-Leninism and the guerrilla warfare strategy of the Viet Minh Front.

Delegates cut the ribbon to inaugurate the memorial site of comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh. Photo: Thu Huong

After the August Revolution, comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh held many important positions and responsibilities of the revolution such as: Standing member of the Central Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Central Administrative Committee, Secretary of the Inter-Zone V Party Committee and Chairman of the Administrative Resistance Committee of the South Central region, member of the Party Central Committee, term II in 1951, Secretary of the Party Central Committee in 1955, member of the Politburo in 1956. In 1958, he was appointed as Chairman of the State Planning Committee. At the 3rd Party Congress in 1960, he was re-elected to the Party Central Committee and the Politburo, and appointed as Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the State Planning Committee....

Delegates put up a signboard to celebrate the 550th anniversary of Nghi Loc district's establishment and the 125th anniversary of Nghi Loc's name. Photo: Thu Huong

The memorial house of comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh has the architecture of a traditional house in the North Central region, with 5 compartments; the middle compartment is used as a worshiping room, and the 4 compartments on both sides are used as a space to display souvenirs. The roof is thatched with thatch. The guest house has the architecture of a traditional 4-roof house, with 2 middle compartments covered with tiled roofs including a fishtail bridge, and round outer corridor columns. The ceiling is made of wood.... The total investment of the project is over 9 billion VND.

Descendants of the Nguyen family and many people learn about the life and career of comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh. Photo: Thu Huong

Speaking at the ceremony, comrade Le Minh Thong requested the Party committees, authorities and departments and unions of Nghi Loc district and Phuc Tho commune to pay attention to implementing a number of contents: Promoting communication in many diverse forms through the mass media system, competitions, extracurricular activities, about the body and career of comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh; continue to mobilize all resources, especially socialized resources to build the Memorial Site more and more spacious; do a good job of protecting and promoting the value of the Memorial Site; research and compile documents, submit to competent authorities to recognize the Nguyen Duy Trinh Memorial Site as a historical relic,remember the great contributions of comrades, and this is also the place to educate the tradition of patriotism for the young generation today and tomorrow.