110th Anniversary of the Birth of General Secretary Truong Chinh

On the morning of February 9, at the 3-2 Cultural Center, Nam Dinh city, the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nam Dinh province solemnly held a ceremony to celebrate the 110th birthday of General Secretary Truong Chinh (February 9, 1907 - February 9, 2017).

Delegates attending the Celebration Ceremony.

Attending the ceremony were comrades: General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong; former General Secretary Nong Duc Manh; President Tran Dai Quang; former National Assembly Chairmen: Nguyen Van An, Nguyen Sinh Hung; Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Nguyen Thien Nhan; Politburo member, Standing member of the Secretariat Dinh The Huynh along with many leaders, former leaders of the Party and State; representatives of departments, ministries, branches, central agencies and many provinces and cities across the country; Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, Heroes of the People's Armed Forces, representatives of the family, clan, and hometown of General Secretary Truong Chinh.

Reading a commemorative speech, reviewing the life and career of comrade Truong Chinh, Secretary of Nam Dinh Provincial Party Committee Doan Hong Phong stated that comrade Truong Chinh's real name was Dang Xuan Khu, born on February 9, 1907 in a patriotic intellectual family in Hanh Thien village, Xuan Hong commune, Xuan Truong district, Nam Dinh province, a rural area with a tradition of studiousness, "good customs and traditions."

From a young age, he had the opportunity to regularly interact with seniors who participated in the Dong Du movement, listen to patriotic comments by scholars who supported the Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc movement, and witness with his own eyes the French colonialists brutally suppressing the patriotic movement...

He was a red seed sown on revolutionary soil and quickly became a true revolutionary.

Comrade Truong Chinh's revolutionary career began with his participation in the campaign to demand that the French colonialists pardon patriot Phan Boi Chau in 1925; at that time he was just 18 years old, studying at Thanh Chung School, Nam Dinh City...

In 1927, he joined the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth Association, the predecessor of the Indochinese Communist Party. In 1929, he was one of the participants in the movement to establish the Indochinese Communist Party in Bac Ky...

Comrade Truong Chinh's revolutionary life was steadfast, rich and vibrant. As General Secretary three times, a member of the Politburo for more than 20 years, and assigned to hold many important responsibilities of the Party and State; no matter what position he held, he was always devoted to the Party, the country and the people; steadfast in the face of all difficulties and challenges. His revolutionary ethics, intelligence and talent always shone in all circumstances; especially at important turning points in the history of the Vietnamese revolution.

Under the leadership of the Party, headed by the great President Ho Chi Minh, in his capacity as General Secretary of the Party, since 1941, together with the Central Executive Committee and the Politburo, Comrade Truong Chinh had many correct and creative decisions, especially in the turning points of the revolution. His role was prominent as one of the outstanding leaders who brought the August Revolution to success and the resistance war against French colonialism to final victory.

During the resistance war against the US to save the country, in the positions of Deputy Prime Minister, Politburo member, and then Chairman of the National Assembly Standing Committee, he made great contributions, together with the entire Party, the entire army, and the entire people, fighting steadfastly, "fighting to drive the US out, fighting to overthrow the puppet regime", liberating the South and unifying the country.

In the process of national construction, comrade Truong Chinh was the “General Secretary of innovation.” With a far-sighted vision, sharp and sensitive theoretical thinking and vivid practical experience, comrade Truong Chinh soon recognized the trend of the times, the reality of the country, the requirements and aspirations of the people and proactively proposed to the Politburo the policy of national innovation.

Forever resounding in the hearts of our people is the speech of comrade during the preparation process of the 6th Party Congress: "For our country, innovation is an urgent requirement, a matter of vital importance"; "The process of socialist revolution in our country requires us to innovate in many aspects: innovation in thinking, especially economic thinking, innovation in working style, innovation in political organization."

The 6th Congress has entered the history of our nation as the Congress of Renovation, a milestone marking a new development step of the Vietnamese revolution. The great and historic achievements of the country after more than 30 years of renovation have affirmed the correctness of the renovation cause proposed and initiated by General Secretary Truong Chinh.

In comrade Truong Chinh, one can see that the politician, the thinker, the theorist, and the revolutionary activist blended together and complemented each other. He was also a journalist, a culturalist, and a great poet with noble ethics, a pure heart, profound knowledge, and exemplary behavior.

He left behind many valuable works such as: “The Peasant Problem” (co-written with comrade Vo Nguyen Giap); “Against Reformism”; “The Party’s New Policy”; “The Resistance Will Definitely Win”; “On the Vietnamese Revolution”; “Grasping Three Great Lessons to Successfully Carry Out Two Strategic Tasks”…

Through these works, comrade Truong Chinh clarified and developed Marxist-Leninist theory and Ho Chi Minh thought; applied them specifically to the circumstances of the Vietnamese revolution, contributing to defining the Party's strategic line, and making important contributions to the theoretical treasure of the Vietnamese revolution.

A series of works and articles by comrade on culture have contributed to creating a complete system of unique and correct viewpoints of our Party on the field of culture. Most prominent are his contributions in the process of drafting the Outline of Vietnamese Culture; Report on Marxism and Vietnamese Culture... This is the theoretical basis for building and forming a new Vietnamese culture according to the motto of national, scientific, and popular.

As a famous revolutionary journalist, an excellent writer of the Vietnamese revolutionary press, right from the Democratic Front period, Comrade Truong Chinh's articles always had a high fighting spirit, great persuasiveness, and had a profound influence on all classes of people. He was the editor-in-chief of many important newspapers, then a leader directly responsible for the Party's mouthpieces such as "Liberation Flag", "Truth", "Nhan Dan", "Communist Magazine"... He was also a great poet with the pen name Song Hong. His poetry always carried the breath of the times, had a high fighting spirit, and profound humanity.

Secretary of Nam Dinh Provincial Party Committee, Doan Hong Phong, was moved to point out that Nam Dinh is proud to be the homeland that gave birth to comrade Truong Chinh, a staunch communist soldier, an excellent student of President Ho Chi Minh, an outstanding leader of the Party and the Vietnamese revolution. Remembering and implementing comrade Truong Chinh's instructions, over the past years, the Party Committee, government and people of Nam Dinh province have constantly strived to promote patriotism, heroic cultural traditions, and successfully carry out political tasks and socio-economic development.

During the past term, the economic scale was expanded more than 2.5 times; average income per capita increased 2.7 times; the face of the countryside changed significantly, new rural construction achieved outstanding results with 73% of communes and towns meeting new rural criteria.

The infrastructure system, especially the transport and electricity infrastructure, has been invested in relatively completely, contributing to significantly improving the position and economic geography, creating a new look for the socio-economic development of the province. Culture and society have developed strongly; education and training of Nam Dinh province has been in the top of the country for 22 consecutive years. The material and spiritual life of the people has been increasingly improved; the rate of poor households accessing the multidimensional standard has decreased to 3.91%.

Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Doan Hong Phong said that the Party Committee, government and people of Nam Dinh province are focusing on effectively implementing the Resolution of the 12th National Party Congress; Resolution of the 12th Central Committee, Session 4, on strengthening Party building and rectification, preventing and repelling the degradation of political ideology, morality and lifestyle, and manifestations of "self-evolution" and "self-transformation" within the Party, in conjunction with implementing Directive 05 of the Politburo on promoting the study and following of Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and lifestyle.

Focus on directing and promoting the implementation of the Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress, with practical actions to achieve the goals of: "Improving the leadership capacity and fighting strength of the entire Party; promoting the cultural and heroic traditions and the strength of national solidarity; creating a breakthrough in economic development; striving to make Nam Dinh a New Rural province by 2020, with a rapidly developing industry in a modern direction" and "Focusing on building and developing Nam Dinh city, to gradually become the center of the Southern Red River Delta region."

Speaking at the ceremony, Nguyen Ngan Ha, a 12th grade student at Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted, on behalf of the young generation of Nam Dinh province, vowed to wholeheartedly follow the Party, follow the example of Uncle Truong Chinh and previous generations, and contribute their efforts to the cause of building and defending the Fatherland.

Nam Dinh youth continue to make every effort, uphold the spirit of creativity, initiative, volunteerism, turn the will and admiration for revolutionary predecessors and General Secretary Truong Chinh into concrete actions, constantly study, practice, work creatively, participate in socio-economic development, for community life... contributing to building the homeland to become increasingly rich, beautiful and civilized./.

According to Vietnamplus