Spreading Ly Tu Trong's spirit among Nghe An youth
(Baonghean.vn)- In 2021, it will be the 90th anniversary of the day hero martyr Ly Tu Trong, the first communist youth union member, declared before the colonial court "The path of youth is only the revolutionary path, there can be no other path" and heroically sacrificed himself.
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| The Hong Phu village Youth Union and the Quynh Hong commune Youth Union (Quynh Luu) held activities with the theme "Ly Tu Trong spirit - Aspiration of youth". Photo: Quang Thanh |
Implementing the direction of the Central Youth Union Secretariat, together with the youth of the whole country, the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Youth Union launched a peak political activity with the theme "Spirit of Ly Tu Trong - Aspiration of the youth" and commemorated the 90th anniversary of the sacrifice of hero Ly Tu Trong (November 21, 1931 - November 21, 2021).
This is an opportunity for union cadres, union members, and youths in the whole province to learn more about the life and sacrifice for the revolutionary cause of hero Ly Tu Trong; thereby continuing to foster revolutionary ideals, patriotic traditions, and faith in the revolutionary path chosen by the Party, Uncle Ho, and previous generations of youth. At the same time, promote the emulation movement of labor, study, and training among union cadres, union members, and youth, promoting the role and responsibility of the young generation in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland in the current period.
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| Ly Tu Trong relic site in Viet Tien commune, Thach Ha district (Ha Tinh). |
Heroic martyr Ly Tu Trong's real name is Le Huu Trong, born in 1914 in Thailand, originally from Viet Xuyen commune, now Viet Tien commune, Thach Ha district.
In 1926, in Thailand, the young man was one of eight people selected by Ho Tung Mau on behalf of the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth Association to send to Guangzhou (China) for training to build a communist organization in Vietnam later.
In late 1926, in China, leader Nguyen Ai Quoc changed Le Huu Trong's name to Ly Tu Trong and joined the group "Young Pioneers of Vietnam". He was then sent to study and worked as a liaison for the General Department of the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth Association in Guangzhou.
In mid-1929, Ly Tu Trong was sent back to Vietnam, assigned to liaise and mobilize youth to establish the Communist Youth Union in Saigon - Cho Lon. In February 1931, at a rally to celebrate the first anniversary of the Yen Bai Uprising, when the French colonialists arrived, Ly Tu Trong pulled out a gun and shot dead spy Le Grand to protect speaker Phan Boi Chau who was giving a speech at Laren Square. He was immediately captured, imprisoned and tortured by the enemy. Unable to extract secret information, the French colonialists opened a trial and sentenced Ly Tu Trong to death at the age of 17.
