(Baonghean.vn) - The late General Secretary Le Duan was a staunch communist, an outstanding leader of the Vietnamese revolution, an outstanding student, and a close and trusted collaborator of President Ho Chi Minh.
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Uncle Ho and late General Secretary Le Duan in 1960. |
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General Secretary Le Duan with two close comrades and colleagues: Truong Chinh and Pham Van Dong. |
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The late General Secretary Le Duan was also loved by the people for his friendliness and kind smile. |
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General Secretary Le Duan kindly visited the lives of poor workers. |
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During his visit to the Nam Thach Han irrigation project (Quang Tri), comrade Le Duan could not hold back his tears when he saw his homeland changing thanks to the rice fields having water to irrigate, and the people's lives improving as a result. |
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Hau Kien village, Trieu Thanh commune (Trieu Phong, Quang Tri) is where comrade Le Duan grew up. Every time he returned to his hometown, comrade Le Duan always visited and encouraged his relatives and friends to enthusiastically produce and develop the economy. |
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Former General Secretary Le Duan visits the 8/3 Textile Factory, Hanoi, July 1971. |
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General Secretary Le Duan met with Associate Professor Lam Ngoc Thiem and students of Hanoi University of Science - who left the lecture halls for the trenches in May 1972. |
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General Secretary Le Duan stood on Vinh Linh land looking across the Ben Hai River on February 2, 1973 (30th of Tet Quy Suu). |
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First Secretary Le Duan met with Southern cadres (December 1974). |
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General Secretary Le Duan talks with delegates attending the 4th National Party Congress in 1976. |
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General Secretary Le Duan visited Duc Tho district, Nghe Tinh province (April 22, 1979). |
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General Secretary Le Duan talks with coal screening workers at Cua Ong, Quang Ninh province (January 1980). |
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General Secretary Le Duan visited the cadres and people of Nhon Hung commune - a heroic commune of Tinh Bien district (An Giang province) with many achievements in fighting against the Khmer Rouge of the Pol Pot genocidal regime (Cambodia), protecting the southwestern border. |
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Comrade Le Duan returned to Ben Tre, visited Muoi Trac's house - where the General Secretary was hidden during the war years. |
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Today, looking back at the bountiful fields in Cam Xuyen and Thach Ha, Ha Tinh people cannot forget the feelings that comrade had for his homeland Ha Tinh. |
Kim Ngoc
(Synthetic)