Leaders of Nghe An province offer incense to commemorate comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai

Attending the ceremony were comrade: Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee: Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, Nguyen Nam Dinh - Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, Phan Duc Dong - Secretary of the Vinh City Party Committee. Also attending were comrades: Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Tran Thi My Hanh - Director of the Department of Culture and Sports; representatives of leaders of departments, branches, sectors, and provincial units; leaders of Vinh city, Quang Trung ward; Family Council of Nguyen Huy and Le families.

Provincial leaders offered flowers and incense to commemorate Heroic Martyr Nguyen Thi Minh Khai. Photo: Cong Kien

The ceremony took place solemnly at the comrade's Memorial House.Nguyen Thi Minh Khai(No. 52, Quang Trung Street, Vinh City). At the ceremony, a representative of the Nghe An Monuments Management Board read words of gratitude and commemoration to martyr Nguyen Thi Minh Khai. Thereby, summarizing the biography, revolutionary activities and heroic sacrifice of comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai's real name is Nguyen Thi Vinh, born on September 30, 1910 in Nghe An, a homeland with a tradition of patriotism and heroism. At the age of 16, she embarked on the revolutionary path, being the first woman in Vinh - Ben Thuy to be admitted to the Hung Nam Association (1927).

Comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee offered incense to commemorate Heroic Martyr Nguyen Thi Minh Khai. Photo: Cong Kien

AfterCommunist Party of VietnamBorn (February 3, 1930), Nguyen Thi Minh Khai was admitted to the Party, in charge of propaganda work and training of Party members. Afterwards, she was introduced by the Central Branch of the Central Region to the North and then to China to work, working as a secretary for leader Nguyen Ai Quoc at the Eastern Branch Office of the Communist International.

In 1935, she was included in the official delegation to the 7th International Communist Congress in Moscow and presented a paper on “The role of Indochinese women in the revolutionary struggle”. Two years later (1937), she returned to Saigon and was assigned to work at the Southern Regional Party Committee. In September 1937, Nguyen Thi Minh Khai was appointed Secretary of the Saigon Cho Lon City Party Committee.

Martyr Nguyen Thi Minh Khai. Photo archive

During her revolutionary career, comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai fell in love and married comradeLe Hong Phong, was the meeting of two revolutionary soldiers with great ideals. The result of that love was the birth of baby Le Nguyen Hong Minh. Because of his revolutionary duty, comrade Minh Khai had to cry silently, holding back his pain when he gave his child to comrades at the base to help raise when the child was not yet a month old.

On July 30, 1940, while preparing for an armed uprising in the South, comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai fell into enemy hands. During the last days of her life in Saigon Prison, despite being brutally and savagely tortured, she always maintained her courage and integrity as a communist.

Officials of Nghe An Monuments Management Board introduce the life and career of comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai. Photo: Cong Kien

Unable to subdue the spirit and fighting will of Nghe An women, on August 26, 1941 (ie July 4 of the lunar calendar),French colonialistsexecuted comrade at Gieng Nuoc Hospital, now Hoc Mon Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City. The indomitable spirit on the execution ground, the death of female hero martyr Nguyen Thi Minh Khai touched millions of patriotic hearts; becoming an immortal symbol of Vietnamese women.

At the ceremony, the provincial leaders and delegates offered flowers, incense and spent a minute in memory of the heroic martyr Nguyen Thi Minh Khai. In this sacred moment, everyone expressed their respect and infinite gratitude for the great contributions of comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai - an outstanding daughter of Nghe An, an excellent student ofPresident Ho Chi Minhsacrificed his whole life for the Fatherland.

On this occasion, many agencies, units and individuals came to the Memorial House of Comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai to offer flowers and incense in memory. Photo: Cong Kien

At the same time, I vow to live up to the noble sacrifice of comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai and the heroic martyrs who died for the Fatherland; to devote all my strength and intelligence to contributing to the construction ofNghe An hometownincreasingly rich