Commemorating the 130th birthday of comrade Phan Thai At - former member of the Central Region Party Committee, Secretary of the Quang Ngai Provincial Party Committee in 1931
(Baonghean.vn) - Comrade Phan Thai At's contributions to the revolutionary movement in Quang Ngai province during the period of 1930 - 1931 were extremely important and enormous.
On the morning of December 27, in Linh Son commune, Anh Son district (Nghe An), the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Quang Ngai province and Nghe An province held a ceremony to celebrate the 130th anniversary of the birth of comrade Phan Thai At (January 1, 1894 - January 1, 2024) - former member of the Central Region Party Committee, Secretary of the Quang Ngai Provincial Party Committee in 1931.
Leaders of Quang Ngai province attended the ceremony with comrades: Dang Ngoc Huy - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Dang Ngoc Dung - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department and leaders of a number of departments and branches; Permanent representatives of Nghia Hanh and Son Tay districts, Quang Ngai province - twinned units with Anh Son district.
Leaders of Nghe An province attended the ceremony with comrades: Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department and representatives of a number of departments and branches.
Also attending were leaders of Anh Son district, Linh Son commune and Phan Hoang clan, along with many local people.
Before the ceremony, leaders of Quang Ngai and Nghe An provinces offered incense at the tomb of comrade Phan Thai At, the family temple of comrade Phan Thai At, and the Phan family temple in Linh Son commune.
Comrade Phan Thai At was born in 1894, in a family with a tradition of patriotism in Nam Son village, Anh Son district.
In 1923, he and other progressive youths in his hometown established the Tam Giao Association, raised money, encouraged and supported young people to go abroad to study in Siam (Thailand); established a "Plowing Camp" in Loi Loi beach, opened a Yen Xuan trading shop as a place to gather progressive people in the area to read books and newspapers and discuss anti-French work.
In 1926, he joined the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth Association of Nghe An province. On September 25, 1929, he was admitted to the Indochinese Communist Party and elected as Secretary of the Duong Xuan Party Cell - the first Party Cell of Anh Son district.
In November 1929, the Nghe An Red Farmers' Association was established, with comrade Phan Thai At as Secretary. With the assigned responsibility, comrade Phan Thai At actively built and developed the revolutionary movement in many places in Nghe An province.
Being fiercely wanted by the enemy, to avoid losses to the revolutionary movement, from February 1930, comrade Phan Thai At was mobilized by the Central Region Executive Committee to work in the South Central provinces, responsible for building Party bases and revolutionary movements in the provinces of Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, and Phu Yen.
In April 1930, as a delegate of the Central Region Party Committee, he was assigned to work in Quang Ngai province. Here, comrade Phan Thai At, together with comrade Nguyen Nghiem, directly directed the drafting and proposed policies to develop the revolutionary movement in accordance with the actual situation of the province.
At the first Congress of the Quang Ngai Provincial Party Committee in June 1930, comrade Nguyen Nghiem was elected Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, and comrade Phan Thai At was elected Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee.
In October 1930, facing the new situation, comrade Phan Thai At was assigned to be in charge of the northern part of Tra Khuc River, including the districts of Son Tinh, Binh Son, Tra Bong, and Son Ha. Under his direct leadership, the revolutionary movement in the above districts developed increasingly strongly, and in many places the enemy government was almost paralyzed.
On March 6, 1931, comrade Nguyen Nghiem was captured by the enemy and beheaded at Tra Khuc riverbank. Quang Ngai Provincial Party Committee appointed comrade Phan Thai At as Secretary.
In June 1931, he was added to the Central Region Party Committee and assigned as a Standing Committee member. In July 1931, he was arrested by the French colonialists, exiled to Buon Ma Thuot prison and then to Con Dao.
Assessing the revolutionary struggle movement of the Party Committee and people of Quang Ngai in 1930-1931 under the leadership of comrade Phan Thai At, the Party Central Committee affirmed: "Then in Quang Ngai, although the movement was not as strong as Nghe Tinh, it was still the strongest in the South Central region".
After the success of the August Revolution in 1945, he was welcomed back to the mainland. He was then sent by the Party and State to perform international duties, helping Cambodia until 1953, when he returned to his homeland to continue working and retired in 1961.
In recognition of his contributions to the cause of national liberation, he was honored by the Party and State to be awarded and posthumously awarded the Ho Chi Minh Medal, the Third Class Independence Medal, the First Class Resistance Medal against France and many other noble medals.
“The contributions of comrade Phan Thai At to the revolutionary movement of Quang Ngai province are extremely important and great,” affirmed Dang Ngoc Huy, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Quang Ngai Provincial Party Committee, at the 130th Anniversary of Comrade Phan Thai At’s birth, emphasizing that he is a shining example for the Party Committee, government and people to follow, overcoming all difficulties and challenges, striving to build a rich and beautiful homeland, and soon making Quang Ngai a fairly developed province in the Central region.
At the same time, the Party Committees and People of Nghe An and Quang Ngai provinces will continue to promote the tradition of solidarity, promote cooperation, and effectively implement the contents of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Standing Committees of the two provinces in July 2023 to develop the economy and society, ensure national defense and security; build the Party Committees and political systems of the two provinces increasingly strong, and the people's lives increasingly prosperous and happy.
On this occasion, the leaders of Quang Ngai and Nghe An provinces cut the ribbon to inaugurate the memorial stele of comrade Phan Thai At in the Phan family temple in Linh Son commune, Anh Son district. Previously, in 2015, in order to express gratitude, remember and honor the great contributions of comrade Phan Thai At, the Standing Committee of Quang Ngai Provincial Party Committee built a memorial stele for him.
