Many activities to celebrate the 115th birthday of comrade Le Hong Son
(Baonghean.vn) - In recent days, in Nam Dan district, there have been continuous activities to celebrate the 115th anniversary of the birth of Mr.Comrade Le Hong Son (June 29, 1899 - June 29, 2014).
On the evening of June 28, the Standing Committee of Nam Dan District Party Committee organized an art exchange night "Your name will shine forever - the loyal communist soldier" and awarded prizes for the contest "Learning about the life and career of comrade Le Hong Son".
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| Leaders of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Nam Dan District People's Committee attended the ceremony. |
Attending the exchange night were comrade Bui Dinh Sam, Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, leaders of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, leaders and people of Nam Dan district.
At the exchange, the mass art troupes of Nam Dan district recreated an artistic epic about the life and career of revolutionary predecessor Le Hong Son, about the cause of innovation in his hometown Nam Dan and Xuan Hoa commune, his hometown.
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| Cultural and artistic performances at the exchange night. |
In recent days, in Nam Dan district, there have been continuous activities to celebrate the 115th anniversary of comrade Le Hong Son's birth (June 29, 1899 - June 29, 2014) such as: The contest to learn about comrade Le Hong Son's life and career on the internet, attracting more than 3,000 participants with 1,600 correct answers; exchanges and learning about comrade Le Hong Son's revolutionary career among primary schools; repairing, embellishing, and restoring the campus and Memorial House, comrade Le Hong Son's tomb; visiting and giving gifts to relatives of the revolutionary predecessor, ...
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| People of Nam Dan district participate in the art exchange night. |
Le Hong Son's real name is Le Van Phan, born on June 29, 1899 in a poor Confucian family in Xuan Ho village, Xuan Lieu commune (now Xuan Hoa commune), Nam Dan district, Nghe An province. In the spring of 1920, Le Hong Son went to Thailand to participate in revolutionary activities. He was the one who participated in the establishment of the revolutionary organization Tam Tam Xa, supported Pham Hong Thai in assassinating the governor-general Mec-lanh, was an excellent student of comrade Nguyen Ai Quoc, directly participated in revolutionary training classes, propagated Marxism-Leninism, founded the An Nam Communist Party, and was a founder of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
During his revolutionary activities, comrade Le Hong Son was captured by the enemy three times. Although the enemy used all means to torture, bribe, and entice him, they could not subdue the spirit of the staunch communist soldier. On December 24, 1932, comrade Le Hong Son was sentenced to death by the Nam Trieu court. On February 20, 1933, Le Hong Son was executed in his hometown of Xuan Hoa commune, Nam Dan district.
Nguyen Khoa
