Commemorating the 154th birthday of patriot Phan Boi Chau

Attending the ceremony were comrades: Nguyen Van Hung - Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Tran Thi My Hanh - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Director of the Department of Culture - Sports and leaders of the Xuan Hoa Commune Party Committee, descendants of the Phan family.

The delegation including leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Department of Culture and Sports visited Phan Boi Chau Memorial House on the occasion of the 154th anniversary of his birth. Photo: Thao Hang

The delegation offered fresh flower baskets and incense sticks, expressing their gratitude to the revolutionary predecessor, the great thinker and culturalist of the nation; He was respectfully called by President Ho Chi Minh as "a hero, an angel, a person who sacrificed himself for national independence, revered by 20 million enslaved people".

YouPhan Boi ChauHis real name was Phan Van San, his pen name was Sao Nam, born on December 26, 1867 in Sa Nam village, Nam Dan district, Nghe An province, in a Confucian family with a rich tradition of patriotism.

Born and raised in a country under French colonial rule, Phan Boi Chau nurtured the desire to find a way to save the country and its people. That desire urged the son of Nam Dan to find a way to fight for revolution. During nearly 30 years of activities, regardless of hardship, difficulty and danger, Phan Boi Chau traveled all over the country and to China, Japan, Thailand... to carry out revolutionary activities.

Comrade Nguyen Van Hung - Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism offered incense in memory of Phan Boi Chau. Photo: Thao Hang

With the policy of saving the country in a violent direction, Mr. Phan established Duy Tan Hoi, Viet Nam Quang Phuc Hoi and then Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dang to gather forces and seek foreign aid. Most notably, the Dong Du movement created the foundation for the country's changes in the early 20th century, contributing to the training of intellectuals ready to accept the path of proletarian revolution, and many of them later became key figures of the Vietnamese revolution.

On June 30, 1925, Phan Boi Chau was kidnapped by French colonialists in Shanghai (China) and then taken back to Vietnam, tried at the Hanoi Criminal Court and then exiled to Hue. On the morning of October 29, 1940 (September 29, Canh Thin year), he breathed his last at Ben Ngu slope.

Delegation commemorates patriot Phan Boi Chau. Photo: Thao Hang

Not only a revolutionary, Phan Boi Chau was also a great cultural figure. His literary legacy contained his love for the nation's destiny and expressed his belief in the future. Phan Boi Chau devoted his entire life to the national liberation movement, setting a shining example for future generations to learn from and follow.

Although the Dong Du movement initiated by him was not successful, his steadfast heart and revolutionary activities in the early 20th century still exist, becoming a precious historical treasure.

This is an activity to commemorate and honor the great contributions of Phan Boi Chau; at the same time, to propagate and foster patriotism, educate revolutionary traditions for cadres, party members and people about the tradition of patriotism and dedication to the Fatherland./.