Central and provincial leaders offer incense to commemorate comrade Phan Dang Luu

(Baonghean.vn) – On the afternoon of July 16, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947 - July 27, 2017) and preparing to inaugurate the Phan Dang Luu Monument and the Yen Thanh District Martyrs Temple, central and provincial leaders came to offer flowers and incense to commemorate Phan Dang Luu and the heroic martyrs in Yen Thanh District.

Central and provincial leaders offered incense at the memorial house of comrade Phan Dang Luu, Hoa Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district. Photo: Thanh Duy

Attending the ceremony on the Central side were comrade Nguyen Thanh Binh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Head of the Central Organizing Committee.

On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Provincial Party Committee Office; leaders of the Propaganda and Education Department, Provincial Party Committee Organization; Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Office of the Provincial People's Committee and Yen Thanh district, Hoang Mai town.

Statue of comrade Phan Dang Luu in Yen Thanh town, Yen Thanh district. Photo: Thanh Duy

Comrade Phan Dang Luu was born on May 5, 1902 in a patriotic Confucian family in Trang Thanh commune, now Hoa Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district. He was a staunch soldier in the patriotic movement against French colonialism and became an outstanding revolutionary predecessor of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Comrade Phan Dang Luu was executed by French colonialists on August 26, 1941 in Hoc Mon, Gia Dinh.

In a sacred and respectful atmosphere, with deep gratitude, the Central and Provincial leaders offered flowers and incense to commemorate comrade Phan Dang Luu at the Memorial House in Hoa Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district.

Central, provincial, Yen Thanh district and Hoang Mai town leaders respectfully pay their respects at the statue of comrade Phan Dang Luu. Photo: Thanh Duy

Central and Provincial leaders also came to offer flowers at the Phan Dang Luu Monument in Yen Thanh town, Yen Thanh district.

Next, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh and a delegation of provincial leaders came to offer flowers and incense to commemorate and pay deep gratitude to the heroic martyrs at the Martyrs' Temple of Yen Thanh district.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh offered incense to commemorate and pay tribute to heroic martyrs at the Martyrs Temple of Yen Thanh district. Photo by Thanh Duy

On July 17, the Phan Dang Luu Monument and the Yen Thanh District Martyrs Temple will be officially inaugurated./.

Thanh Duy