Solemn Ceremony to Celebrate the 110th Anniversary of the Birth of Comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai
(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of September 26, in Vinh City, Nghe An Province solemnly held the ceremony to celebrate the 110th anniversary of the birth of comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai (September 30, 1910 - September 30, 2020).
Attending the ceremony were comrades: Nguyen Xuan Thang - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council; Ha Thi Nga - President of the Vietnam Women's Union; Phan Xuan Thuy - Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department; Nguyen Lam - Deputy Head of the Central Mass Mobilization Department; Nguyen Quang Thuan - Vice Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council; Phung Khanh Tai - Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; Trinh Thi Thuy - Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Le Van Loi - Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics; leaders of Military Region 4, Ha Tinh Provincial Party Committee;...
On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Van Thong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, together with former leaders of the province; comrades of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, representatives of leaders of departments, agencies, branches and localities in the province; representatives of the family and clan of comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai and comrade Le Hong Phong;...
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Delegates perform the flag-saluting ceremony at the Ceremony. Photo: Thanh Duy |
At the ceremony, comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee presented a speech reviewing the revolutionary life and noble revolutionary ethics of comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai; at the same time, expressing the determination of the Party Committee and People of Nghe An in the cause of building and developing the province to be worthy of the heroic sacrifice of revolutionary predecessors.
Comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai's real name is Nguyen Thi Vinh, born in 1910, in a family of civil servants in Vinh town (now Vinh city), Nghe An province.
Inheriting the good cultural values of his family and the heroic tradition of fighting against foreign invaders of his homeland Nghe An, from a young age, he was deeply concerned with the suffering of the miserable workers.
In 1927, at the age of 17, comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai joined the Vietnam Revolutionary Party. The enthusiastic activities of comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai and other comrades promoted the revolutionary movement in Vinh to become stronger, creating a very important preparation for the birth of communist cells.
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Art program at the Anniversary Ceremony. Photo: Thanh Duy |
In early 1930, the Communist Party of Vietnam was born. She was admitted and became a member of the first class of the Party. She was assigned to be in charge of propaganda work, mobilizing women, training party members in the Truong Thi and Ben Thuy areas of Nghe An province, and organizing the Women's Liberation Association.
In March 1930, he was sent to Hong Kong, China, to work at the Eastern Branch Office of the Communist International, tasked with liaising with Vietnamese revolutionary organizations in the country.
During this time, he was directly trained in revolutionary theory and experience by leader Nguyen Ai Quoc. To complete the assigned tasks, he persevered in self-study and became fluent in English, Chinese and French.
In April 1931, she was arrested by the British police in Hong Kong and handed over to the Kuomintang government in Guangzhou; later, thanks to the efforts of the Red International, in 1933, Nguyen Thi Minh Khai was released.
In August 1935, he was an official delegate to attend and deliver a speech at the 7th Congress of the Communist International in Moscow. He then attended and delivered a speech at the 6th Congress of the Communist Youth International. From 1935 to 1936, Nguyen Thi Minh Khai attended a short-term course at the Oriental University.
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Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee delivered a speech at the Commemoration Ceremony. Photo: Pham Bang |
In 1937, comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai was assigned to work in Saigon, participating in the Southern Regional Party Committee and becoming Secretary of the Saigon - Cho Lon City Party Committee. Taking on the new task, operating in extremely difficult conditions due to the enemy's pursuit and capture, the female City Party Secretary always stayed close to the base, led the movement to develop strongly and always received the trust and help of comrades and compatriots. She was an excellent speaker at many large conferences and rallies in Saigon - Cho Lon.
On July 30, 1940, after attending the Southern Regional Party Committee meeting to discuss the uprising policy, comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai was arrested by the French colonialists. They detained her at the Big Prison - Saigon and tortured her brutally. Unable to subdue the young communist soldier, on the morning of August 26, 1941, the French colonialists murdered comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai along with a number of other loyal comrades of our Party in Hoc Mon district.
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Comrade Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee spoke at the Anniversary Ceremony. Photo: Thanh Duy |
At the age of 31, with 15 years of continuous, heroic and enthusiastic revolutionary activities, comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai has made great contributions to the revolutionary cause of our Party and People.
“The life and revolutionary career of Comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai left us with extremely valuable lessons about an example of lifelong dedication to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the People. From the time she grew up until her death, she always put the interests of the revolution above the interests of her personal life and family happiness. Her enthusiasm and communist heart were always for the Party and the People,” affirmed Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy.
Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy affirmed: Continuing the revolutionary tradition of the homeland, learning from the example of comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, the Party Committee and people of Nghe An have been persistent, tenacious, overcoming many difficulties and challenges and have made many important contributions, contributing with the people of the whole country to gain glorious victories in the revolution to liberate the nation, unify the Fatherland and fulfill noble international obligations.
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Representatives of the young generation of Nghe An province attended the Anniversary Ceremony. Photo: Pham Bang |
In the process of innovation, especially recently, implementing Resolution No. 26 of the Politburo and Resolution of the 18th Provincial Party Congress, Nghe An has achieved many important and quite comprehensive results in all fields.
“On the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, we are moved and moved to review her glorious revolutionary activities, and at the same time remind every cadre and party member today to always uphold the revolutionary will, strive to cultivate and practice communist ethics, persevere in studying, improve all aspects of qualifications, actively participate in practical activities, put the interests of the Party, the revolution and the people above personal interests, and be ready to fight and sacrifice for the glorious revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation.”
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Nguyen Thi Quynh Anh - a student of Huynh Thuc Khang High School, representing the province's youth, spoke at the ceremony. Photo: Thanh Duy |
Representing the youth of the province, Nguyen Thi Quynh Anh - a student of Huynh Thuc Khang High School gave a speech expressing deep gratitude for the dedication and contributions of comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai to the revolutionary cause of the Party and our nation.
“We, the youth today, vow to strive to study, cultivate revolutionary ethics, solidarity, humanity, live with courage, culture, and a sense of responsibility to society to be worthy of being the generation of loyal successors to the revolutionary cause of the Party, beloved Uncle Ho and revolutionary predecessors,” Nguyen Thi Quynh Anh expressed.
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Delegates visit the photo exhibition about the revolutionary life of comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai. Photo: Thanh Duy |
The 110th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai (September 30, 1910 - September 30, 2020) is an important political and social activity to commemorate, honor and pay tribute to the noble life and great contributions of Comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai to the glorious revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation; at the same time, to propagate and foster patriotism and educate revolutionary traditions for cadres, party members and people about the tradition of patriotism, revolution, the spirit of independence, self-reliance, self-reliance, innovation, sacrifice and dedication to the Fatherland.

Scientific seminar: 'Comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai with the Vietnamese revolution and her homeland Nghe An'
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of September 26, in Vinh City, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Central Propaganda Department, Nghe An Provincial Party Committee jointly organized a scientific seminar: "Comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai with the Vietnamese revolution and Nghe An homeland" on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of Comrade Nguyen Thi Minh Khai's birth (September 30, 1910 - September 30, 2020).