Nghe An - A journey of nearly a century under the leadership of the Party

From the Viet Restoration Party to the Indochinese Communist League

On July 14, 1925, at Con Meo Mountain (Ben Thuy), the Phuc Viet Society was founded with key figures including Le Van Huan, Tran Phu, Tran Dinh Thanh, Ton Quang Phiệt, and Ngo Duc Dien. After a short period of active operation, the Phuc Viet Society changed its name to Hung Nam Society and successively sent people to Guangzhou to contact the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth League (Thanh Nien).

To prepare for a merger with the Youth League, the Hung Nam Association changed its name to the Vietnam Revolutionary Party, then again to the Vietnam Revolutionary Comrades Association. The merger with the Youth League failed, so on July 14, 1928, the association held a congress, changed its name to the Tan Viet Revolutionary Party, elected Dao Duy Anh as Secretary, and adopted the political line of the Youth League. Many members of the Tan Viet Party participated in training courses led by the patriot Nguyen Ai Quoc in Guangzhou.

From February 3rd to 7th, 1930, in Kowloon (Hong Kong, China), under the chairmanship of Comrade Nguyen Ai Quoc, the conference unified three communist organizations in Vietnam—the Indochinese Communist Party, the Annam Communist Party, and the Indochinese Communist League—into a single party, the Communist Party of Vietnam. (Illustrative drawing)

In 1929, the Provincial Youth Committee in Nghe An was established. In June 1929, the Indochinese Communist Party was founded in Tonkin. On January 1, 1930, at Do Trai (Duc Tho), staunch members of the Tan Viet Party, adhering to communist ideology, established the Indochinese Communist Federation. On February 3, 1930, under the leadership of Nguyen Ai Quoc,Communist Party of VietnamIt was established. Party grassroots organizations were also officially formed in Nghe An after March 1930, such as: the Central Vietnam Regional Committee, the provisional Vinh Provincial Committee, and the provisional Nghe An Provincial Committee...

On the journey of liberating and defending the country.

Under the leadership of the Party, the Party Committee and people of Nghe An quickly joined and took the lead in the struggle for liberation and the protection of national independence of the whole country.

Right from its inception, the Nghe An Party Committee, along with the Ha Tinh Party Committee, organized and led the revolutionary struggle of 1930-1931, reaching its peak.Nghe Tinh SovietThis dealt a powerful blow to the French colonial regime and its puppet government. The Nghe Tinh Soviet was not successful, but the Party and revolutionary forces learned many valuable lessons from it.

In July 1936, the Indochinese Democratic United Front was established. In Nghe An, trade unions were formed in Vinh - Ben Thuy; guilds were also established in rural areas and quickly organized struggles in various forms such as opposing the "Personal Tax Project"; the movement to promote the national script; the Indochinese Congress movement demanding democratic freedoms; organizing strikes and demonstrations… Through the popular movement (1936-1939), the Party and revolutionary forces matured to enter the stage of the movement to seize power.

Vo Liet communal house, located in Vo Liet commune (Thanh Chuong district), is also a place that marks many significant historical events in the Nghe-Tinh Soviet movement (1930-1931). In 1940, Vo Liet communal house witnessed the restoration of the Vo Liet Party branch. In 1945, it was one of the gathering points for mass forces fighting to seize power and a workplace of the revolutionary government. (Photo: Huy Thu)

Along with the uprisings in Bac Son and Southern Vietnam, in January 1941, the Do Luong mutiny and the uprisings in the Song Con and Huong Son plantations in Nghe An, and the demonstrations in Hung Nguyen and Truong Thi "raised national spirit and intimidated the enemy" (Liberation Flag Newspaper, 1942).

On March 9, 1945, Japan staged a coup against the French. On May 19, 1945, the Viet Minh inter-provincial committee of Nghe An - Ha Tinh was established, headed by Mr. Nguyen Xuan Linh, and quickly organized a struggle movement according to the Central Party's strategic guidelines. On August 8, 1945, the Viet Minh inter-provincial committee held a congress to discuss the uprising to seize power. On August 16, 1945, Thanh Thuy commune (Nam Dan district) was the first locality to seize power, followed by Quynh Luu, Hung Nguyen, Dien Chau, etc. On August 21, 1945,Vinh - Ben Thuy UprisingVictory. On August 24, 1945, the Provisional Revolutionary People's Committee of Nghe An province was established, with Mr. Le Viet Luong as its Chairman.

Together with the whole nation, we defeated two great imperial powers.

The newly established revolutionary government faced numerous difficulties and challenges. Famine continued to rage; agriculture was devastated; industry stagnated. The Kuomintang-backed Chinese army, replacing the Japanese, wreaked havoc. To combat famine, illiteracy, and foreign invasion, Nghe An province launched a movement to increase production, restore industry, handicrafts, and transportation. It organized a popular education movement, built a new cultural life, restored schools and hospitals, and built up the main armed forces and militia.

Throughout the resistance war against French colonialism,Nghe An is a major rear base.They provided abundant manpower and resources for the resistance war, living up to the assessment of the late General Secretary Le Duẩn: "Without Thanh-Nghệ-Tĩnh, there would be no Điện Biên Phủ."

Unit 208 participated in the fighting on August 5, 1964, in Vinh City, shooting down the 100th American aircraft; Militia of Dien Hung commune (Dien Chau district) used infantry rifles to shoot down an American jet; Military transport convoys crossed the Cau Cam pontoon bridge during the Quang Trung transport campaign (1967); Youth volunteers at Truong Bon filled bomb craters. (Archival photos)

During the two wars of destruction waged by the US imperialists against North Vietnam (1965-1968 and 1972), Nghe An was one of the key areas.the area most heavily bombardedUnder the command of the US Air Force and Navy, Nghe An province bravely defeated the enemy's war tactics, shooting down 533 aircraft, sinking 36 warships and commando vessels, and participating in hundreds of battles in the Laotian battlefield. Furthermore, it continuously maintained vital transportation routes supplying the Southern battlefields, contributing manpower and resources to the war effort in the spirit of "not a single grain of rice will be lacking, not a single soldier will be lacking."

To achieve victories in the two wars, from the very beginning of the revolutionary government's establishment, Nghe An focused on building a strong Party and government organization as the core for stabilizing and developing society in all fields. Extreme mistakes in land reform were also quickly corrected and resolved to build a strong national unity.

On the path to building our homeland

Nghe An's socio-economic development journey was interrupted by wars lasting over 30 years (including the Southwest and Northern border wars). From 1975 to 1985, Nghe An's socio-economic development struggled due to limited resources and outdated management mechanisms. Since 1986, with the Doi Moi (Renovation) policy, along with the rest of the country, Nghe An has strived to overcome difficulties and has made rapid progress in all economic, cultural, and social fields.

The economy is geared towards comprehensive and sustainable development, with a rational structural shift, improved management mechanisms, and increased investment. Agriculture is developing towards intensive farming, applying science and technology to production, and gradually industrializing the agricultural sector. Industry is oriented towards high technology, efficiency, and safety, with the formation of many industrial zones and clusters. The service sector is expanding and accounting for an increasingly large proportion. As a result, the economy has experienced continuous positive growth. Alongside this, the rate of urbanization is accelerating, with Vinh becoming a Class I city, contributing to the development of industry and services.

Since the establishment of the revolutionary government, the cultural and educational sectors have always received attention and investment for development. Continuous cultural movements and educational reforms have taken place, new values ​​have been formed based on the absorption of national traditions, new achievements have been established, and the general level of education has been raised, meeting the increasingly high aesthetic and intellectual needs of the community and effectively serving the revolutionary movements.

Vinh City today. Photo courtesy of Thanh Duy.

The aspiration to become a "prosperous province"

For nearly a millennium, Nghe An has consistently contributed to the nation's historical and cultural development. Nghe An is proud to be the birthplace of President Ho Chi Minh, many patriotic and revolutionary predecessors, many loyal communist fighters, many outstanding leaders of the Party and State, and many great intellectuals and artists of the country.

Today, with unwavering determination and creative intelligence, the Party Committee and people of Nghe An arestriving to improveTo transform the aspiration of building our homeland into "a prosperous province," as President Ho Chi Minh always wished, through clear and scientific strategies and plans.

This noble aspiration will surely become a reality in the not-too-distant future.