Important contributions of comrade Le Huy Diep in the Nghe Tinh Soviet and revolutionary movements in Nghe An

Comrade Le Huy Diep (aka Phong), was born on April 20, 1909 in Kim Khe Thuong village, Kim Nguyen commune (now Nghi Long commune), Nghi Loc district, Nghe An province. His father was Bachelor Thi Giang scholar Le Huy Than, his mother was Mrs. Nguyen Thi Sam, the only daughter of Bachelor Nguyen Duc Cau of the Nguyen Duc (Nghi Trung) family. His paternal uncle was painter Le Huy Mien, the first painting teacher of Nguyen Tat Thanh when he studied at the National School in Hue.

Born and raised in a Confucian family with a tradition of patriotism and education, Le Huy Diep was sent by his family to study Chinese at the French-Vietnamese school in Nghi Loc district as a child. After graduating, Le Huy Diep went to study at the National School in Hue.

At the end of 1927, introduced by teacher Vo Liem Son [1], Le Huy Diep joined the Tan Viet Party organization and became one of the active activists at Quoc Hoc Hue School. He participated in the school's Red Student Association and led students of Quoc Hoc Hue School to participate in the struggle movements.

In 1928, Le Huy Diep returned to his hometown to continue his activities. Introduced by comrade Tran Phu, Le Huy Diep met comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai and was introduced to the activities in the Party Cell of comrades Nguyen Thi Xan, Nguyen Thi Thiu, and Nguyen Thi Nha.

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In her memoirs, comrade Nguyen Thi Thiu recorded:
“One day, at dawn, I carried a basket to the field, pretending to go to pick vegetables to contact Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh Khai from the province in Nghi Loc. As soon as I reached the alley, I suddenly saw three or four strangers walking straight into my gate. Before I could say hello, the strangers stopped, smiled, and spoke first:
We are dropouts who were expelled from school. Now that we have nothing to do at home, we came here to ask you for help.
Unexpectedly, that chance encounter that morning brought me a loyal and devoted comrade, a trusted friend and later a faithful husband, who accompanied me throughout my entire life..." [2].

In mid-1929, the Indochinese Communist Party in Central Vietnam was established, Le Huy Diep, Nguyen Thi Xan, Nguyen Thi Thiu and many comrades who were active in the Tan Viet Party switched to join.

On the occasion of the 12th anniversary of the Russian October Revolution (November 7, 1917 - November 7, 1929), the Central Region Party Committee launched a struggle movement, and comrade Le Huy Diep was assigned to be in charge of the printing department.

After the Communist Party of Vietnam was born, implementing the policy of the Party and the Central Region Party Committee, comrade Nguyen Thuc Man - Secretary of the Indochina Communist Party Cell of Nghi Loc district convened a meeting at Nguyen Thuc Tu's Temple to deploy the task. Comrades Le Huy Diep, Nguyen Thi Thiu, Nguyen Thi Xan, Nguyen Thi Nha, Nguyen Thi Phuc... became the first generation of Party members [3].

Becoming a Communist Party member, comrade Le Huy Diep enthusiastically participated in the struggles. From June 1930, together with other party members in Nghi Loc Party Committee, Le Huy Diep contributed to igniting the revolutionary movement throughout the localities. On June 2, 1930, he was in charge of mobilizing the people of three communes: Thuong Xa, Dang Xa, Kim Nguyen. On June 25, 1930, the struggle continued with the scale of forces up to tens of thousands of people participating in the entire district.

During this struggle, comrade Le Huy Diep participated in leading the people of Kim Nguyen commune. After the struggle, at the end of June 1930, Le Huy Diep and a number of comrades were arrested and imprisoned in Vinh prison. Facing the enemy's torture and seduction, he remained steadfast and maintained his integrity. After a week of detention, the prison guards had to release Le Huy Diep. After leaving prison, he continued his activities.

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In 1931, the enemy launched a white terror campaign. They searched the Party's printing facilities located at comrade Le Huy Diep's house. To avoid losses to the revolution, comrade Le Huy Diep was assigned by the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee to work at the Central Region Party Committee's printing facility, along with comrade Nguyen Thi Phuc, who was in charge of the Central Region Party Committee's printing facility located in Yen Luu village (now Hung Hoa commune, Vinh city).

On September 13, 1931, Colonel Kieu in Dang Xa commune mobilized a force of soldiers and porters in the area to surround the District Party Committee office. Many comrades of the Regional Party Committee and District Party Committee fell into the enemy's net, including comrade Le Huy Diep.

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During his days in Vinh prison, comrade Le Huy Diep taught everyone about culture and poetry, helped them understand the enemy's cunning plots and gained more experience in dealing with them when they were called in for interrogation.

Le Huy Diep shared his experiences in confronting the enemy when forced to confess, both to preserve his reputation and to protect the Party, without the enemy having any reason to accuse him. Le Huy Diep's spirit of solidarity, love, and helping his fellow students in Vinh prison was an example that encouraged political prisoners to maintain their faith and continue to fight against all harsh regimes of French colonialism towards political prisoners.

In 1932, on the occasion of King Bao Dai's return to power, to win the hearts of the people, the Southern feudal dynasty asked the French colonialists for special favors, releasing a number of political prisoners, including comrade Le Huy Diep.

Released from prison when most of the leaders of Nghi Loc District Party Committee were arrested, comrades Nguyen Thi Thiu, Nguyen Thi Xan, Nguyen Thi Nha, Nguyen Thi Phuc were still not released. Le Huy Diep sought to restore the Party bases that had been eliminated after the white terror. From here, the revolutionary movement of Kim Nguyen commune was restored and developed more strongly. In that situation, using the excuse that Le Huy Diep refused to appear, the local leaders and village chief of Kim Khe reported to the district chief, accusing Le Huy Diep of propagating communism, inciting local youths to cause disorder, and he was arrested for the third time.

In 1935, after being released, comrade Le Huy Diep and other communist soldiers in Nghi Loc district mobilized the people to fight during the Democratic Front period. Reviving the Party bases that had previously been disbanded, Le Huy Diep continued to write articles published in newspapers to propagate and mobilize the masses to fight for freedom and democracy, and contacted comrades who had worked before to launch a movement to fight in the new period.

In July 1936, taking advantage of the period when the French Popular Front came to power, our Party advocated mobilizing people to fight for the release of political prisoners, organizing rallies and demonstrations to demonstrate its power.

Implementing the Party's policy, Le Huy Diep and other Party members went to each village to mobilize people to welcome Goda to present their demands.

During the Democratic Front period, Le Huy Diep actively reorganized Quoc Ngu classes, mobilized a number of party members and patriotic intellectuals to use their own money to buy books and newspapers for public sale to serve the people, contributing to improving people's knowledge.

In November 1939, World War II broke out. Faced with the new situation and tasks of the Vietnamese revolution, the Party Central Committee decided to establish the Indochina Anti-Imperialist National United Front. From 1943 to 1945, Le Huy Diep was in charge of the secret Viet Minh Youth work. He actively wrote articles to propagate and oppose the enemy's distorted arguments, slander the Communist Party, organized a movement to spread the national language and mobilized mutual aid to save the people from starvation.

From May to August 1945, comrade Le Huy Diep worked in the Viet Minh District Committee, leading the people to rise up and seize power in August 1945. In October 1945, he was elected as a member of the provisional Nghi Loc District Party Committee, organizing cultural and social activities during the period when the country had just gained independence.

From 1946 to 1947, after the whole country held elections for the National Assembly (January 6, 1946) and People's Councils at all levels, comrade Le Huy Diep was elected Vice Chairman of the Nghi Loc District Resistance Committee.

In March 1947, Nghi Loc District Party Committee held a Congress to elect an official Executive Committee of 13 members. Comrade Le Huy Diep was elected as the first District Party Committee Secretary of Nghi Loc District Party Committee.

In December 1947, in the seething atmosphere of resistance and national construction, Nghi Loc District Party Committee held a Congress to elect a new Executive Committee consisting of 17 members. Comrade Le Huy Diep continued to be elected to the Executive Committee and held the position of Secretary.

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On January 6, 1948, at the Nghe An Party Congress, comrade Le Huy Diep was elected to the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee Executive Committee and was elected by the Provincial Party Committee Executive Committee to the Standing Committee. After the Provincial Party Congress, comrade Le Huy Diep continued to hold the position of Secretary of the Nghi Loc District Party Committee. In January 1949, he was transferred to the province, joined the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, in charge of Religion.

Since 1950, comrade Le Huy Diep has been a member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Board.

In 1953, he was a member of the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee, in charge of the following tasks: Party Directly, Propaganda, Organization and Vice President of Lien Viet Association of Nghe An Province.

From 1954 to 1957, comrade Le Huy Diep was sent to study at Nguyen Ai Quoc Party School. In 1957, after completing the course of the Senior Party School, he returned to Nghe An to work, continuing to assume the position of Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Religious Affairs Department.

From 1961 to 1969, comrade Le Huy Diep was appointed to hold the position of Head of the Religious Affairs Department and Vice Chairman of the Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province. In 1969, he retired with his family at the cadres' housing complex in Giang Vo, Hanoi.

With his lifelong contributions to the Party and the revolution, comrade Le Huy Diep was awarded many noble awards by the Party and the State: 60-year Party membership badge, Second-class Independence Medal, First-class Resistance Medal against France, Anti-American Resistance Medal, First-class National Salvation Medal, Nghe Tinh Soviet Badge and many noble awards from departments and branches.

In 1991, due to old age and poor health, after a period of illness, comrade Le Huy Diep passed away on January 7, 1991, in Hanoi, at the age of 83. The life and career of comrade Le Huy Diep are worthy of being a shining example of morality and noble qualities of a revolutionary cadre for generations to learn and follow.

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