Milestones in the life of President Ho Chi Minh

(Baonghean.vn) - President Ho Chi Minh - the great father of the nation - left behind hundreds of memorable moments and touching stories, all of which contain his overflowing affection for the Vietnamese people. The following are some of the important milestones in his life for the Vietnamese nation.

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President Ho Chi Minh was born on May 19, 1890, into a family of Confucian scholars of peasant origin in Hoang Tru village, Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district, Nghe An province, a place with a tradition of tenacious struggle against the yoke of colonial and feudal rule.

June 1911,He began his journey to find a way to save the country from Nha Rong Port. Throughout 30 years of activity, he traveled to France and many countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. He immersed himself in the movements of workers and people of colonial nations, working to earn a living while simultaneously studying, engaging in revolutionary activities, and researching revolutionary theories.

On June 5, 1911, Uncle Ho, under the pseudonym Van Ba, boarded the ship Amiral Latouche Tréville and left Nha Rong port to seek a way to save the country. (Photo: IT)

1917The victory of the Russian October Revolution and the founding of the Communist International led him to Marxism-Leninism. From this point, he clearly recognized it as the only correct path to national liberation and class liberation.

1919He joined the French Socialist Party and was active in the French labor movement.

December 1920,At the 18th Congress of the French Socialist Party in Tours, he voted in favor of joining the Communist International and participated in the founding of the French Communist Party.

June 1919,On behalf of the Association of Vietnamese Patriots in France, he sent to the Versailles Conference (France) the Petition of the Annamite People, requesting the French Government to recognize the freedoms and equal rights of the Vietnamese people.

At the National Congress of the French Socialist Party in Tours (France) in December 1920, Comrade Nguyen Ai Quoc became one of the founders of the French Communist Party. (Archival photo)

From 1921 to June 1923He participated in many activities aimed at promoting the liberation movement of colonial peoples; he was a co-founder of the Colonial Union; he used the French press to attack colonialism - notably, he was the editor-in-chief of the newspaper Le Paria (The Pariah).

June 1922,During his time at the Fobua Club, he wrote the play "The Bamboo Dragon" to satirize the puppet king Khai Dinh when he went to France to attend the Marseille Colonial Exhibition.

June 30, 1923,He arrived in the Soviet Union and began a period of activity, study, and research on Marxism-Leninism and the socialist system right in the great land of Lenin. At the First Congress of the International Peasants' Congress (October 1923), he was elected to the Presidium of the International Peasants' Congress.

Nguyen Ai Quoc (Ho Chi Minh) and some delegates attending the 5th Congress of the Communist International (July 1924). (Archival photo)

In 1924,Having attended the 5th Congress of the Communist International and been appointed as a staff member of the Eastern Bureau of the Communist International, and also as a member of the Presidium of the International Peasant Union, Nguyen Ai Quoc was assigned to monitor and direct the revolutionary movement in several Asian countries.

1925In Guangzhou (China), he participated in the founding of the League of Oppressed Peoples of East Asia, established the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth Association, published the newspaper Thanh Nien (Youth) to spread Marxism-Leninism in Vietnam, and simultaneously opened training classes for cadres of the Vietnamese revolution.

In 1931,President Ho Chi Minh, then known as Tong Van So, was arrested by the British authorities in Hong Kong and accused of being "a dangerous communist" and "an envoy of the Third International sent to Hong Kong to overthrow the government."

The Thanh Nien (Youth) weekly newspaper, founded and directly supervised by Nguyen Ai Quoc, became the central mouthpiece of the General Headquarters of the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth Association.

October 27, 1929The Communist International sent the Indochinese Communists a document on the establishment of an Indochinese Communist Party, demanding that the Indochinese communists immediately overcome the divisions between communist groups and form a proletarian class party.

February 3, 1930He presided over the founding conference of the Party held in Kowloon (near Hong Kong). The conference adopted the Brief Political Program, the Brief Strategy, and the Party Charter, all drafted by him. He issued a call to action on the occasion of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (later renamed the Communist Party of Indochina, then the Vietnam Labor Party, and now the Communist Party of Vietnam).

In 1941,Upon returning to Vietnam, he convened the 8th Conference of the Central Executive Committee of the Indochinese Communist Party, deciding on the national salvation strategy, establishing the Vietnam Independence League (Viet Minh), organizing the armed liberation forces, implementing the base area policy, leading the people in partial uprisings, and preparing for a general uprising to seize power throughout the country.

On the morning of September 2, 1945, at the historic Ba Dinh Square, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence, giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

September 2, 1945,At Ba Dinh Square, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam; organized a free general election throughout the country, elected the National Assembly, and adopted Vietnam's first democratic constitution. The first National Assembly elected him as President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1946).

December 19, 1946,He called upon the entire nation to resist the French colonial invasion, to protect the independence and freedom of the Fatherland, and to safeguard and develop the achievements of the August Revolution.

In his "Call to Arms for National Resistance," President Ho Chi Minh wrote: "Fellow countrymen, we must make concessions. But the more concessions we make, the more the French colonialists advance, because they are determined to seize our country again! No! We would rather sacrifice everything than lose our country, than be enslaved..."

June 1950,President Ho Chi Minh presided over the expanded meeting of the Central Party Standing Committee, which decided to launch the Border Campaign of Autumn-Winter 1950. To lead, manage, prepare, and command the Campaign, the Campaign Party Committee and Command were established, headed by General Vo Nguyen Giap, a member of the Central Party Standing Committee and Commander-in-Chief of the Vietnam People's Army, as the Front Party Committee Secretary and Commander-in-Chief and Political Commissar of the Campaign. Key officers from the General Staff, the General Political Department, and the General Supply Department were directly appointed as Chiefs of Staff, Political Commissars, and Supply Officers of the Campaign.

President Ho Chi Minh directed the border campaign in 1950.

February 1951The Second National Congress of the Party opened in the Viet Bac war zone. In the Political Report presented at the Congress, President Ho Chi Minh clearly stated the Party's main political tasks: to bring the resistance war to complete victory and to organize the Vietnam Workers' Party.

December 6, 1953At Tin Keo, President Ho Chi Minh and the Politburo approved the General Staff's operational plan, deciding to launch the Dien Bien Phu campaign under the codename Tran Dinh. He instructed General Vo Nguyen Giap, the Commander-in-Chief: "This campaign is a very important campaign, not only militarily but also politically, not only domestically but also internationally. Therefore, the entire army, the entire people, and the entire Party must concentrate their efforts to ensure its successful completion."

The victory at Dien Bien Phu shook the world.

In 1958,President Ho Chi Minh wrote the work "Revolutionary Ethics," in which he outlined the qualities of a Party member as follows: Absolute loyalty to the Party, a lifelong commitment to striving for the Party and the revolution; working diligently for the Party, upholding Party discipline, placing the interests of the Party and the working people above personal interests, wholeheartedly serving the people, fighting for the Party and the people; being exemplary in all matters, diligently studying Marxism-Leninism, and always using criticism and self-criticism to improve one's thinking and work, and to make one's comrades progress.

September 1960At the Third National Congress of the Vietnam Workers' Party, President Ho Chi Minh clearly stated: "This Congress is a Congress for building socialism in the North and for the peaceful struggle for national reunification." The Congress re-elected President Ho Chi Minh as Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Vietnam Workers' Party.

1962When receiving the delegation of people from the South visiting the North, President Ho Chi Minh said: "The image of the beloved South is always in my heart." He wished for the South to be liberated soon so that he could visit his beloved compatriots, cadres, and soldiers.

President Ho Chi Minh received the delegation of heroes and exemplary fighters from the People's Liberation Armed Forces of South Vietnam who were visiting North Vietnam.

In 1963,When the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam proposed awarding the Gold Star Order to President Ho Chi Minh, he suggested: “Wait until the South is completely liberated and the country is unified, then the National Assembly can allow the people of the South to present me with that prestigious Order. In that case, all our people will be happy and joyful.”

August 1964,The US imperialists instigated the "Gulf of Tonkin" incident, and from February 1965 expanded their air war of destruction to North Vietnam and massively deployed US expeditionary troops to South Vietnam. In response to this situation, President Ho Chi Minh called upon all Vietnamese people: "At this time, fighting against the US to save the country is the most sacred duty of every patriotic Vietnamese."

July 1966,The US used bomber planes to attack Hanoi and Hai Phong. President Ho Chi Minh encouraged the Vietnamese people to overcome sacrifices and hardships, appealing: “The war may last 5 years, 10 years, 20 years, or even longer. Hanoi, Hai Phong, and some industrial cities may be destroyed. But the Vietnamese people are not afraid! Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom! On the day of victory, our people will rebuild our country in a more dignified and beautiful way!”

President Ho Chi Minh and members of the Politburo met to discuss the Tet Offensive of 1968.

December 1967President Ho Chi Minh chaired a Politburo meeting, analyzed the situation, and decided to launch the Tet Offensive of 1968 to achieve decisive victory. Subsequently, in January 1968, the 14th Central Committee meeting (3rd term) adopted the Politburo Resolution of December 1967, affirming the determination, objectives, and strategic direction of the offensive.

April 30, 1975,After more than 20 years of arduous resistance, the country was reunified. On this joyous day of reunification, He was no longer alive to witness it, but the entire nation will always remember Him.

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