Forever patriotism

(Baonghean) - Nam Dan is the homeland where comrade Le Hong Son was born, and is also the place where he rests after 13 years of actively participating in revolutionary activities at home and abroad. Le Hong Son was an excellent student, a steadfast soldier who fought alongside the great President Ho Chi Minh, and a founder of the Communist Party of Vietnam. The revolutionary career of comrade Le Hong Son, a revolutionary predecessor of the Party, will forever shine with his homeland and country.

Life, career

Le Hong Son's real name is Le Van Phon (commonly known as Le Van Phan), born on June 29, 1899 in a poor Confucian family with a patriotic tradition in Xuan Ho village, Xuan Lieu commune (now Xuan Hoa commune), Nam Dan district.

In 1920, following the call of the Dong Du movement and the Duy Tan association founded by Phan Boi Chau, Le Van Phan left his family, friends, and homeland to go to Thailand to begin his national salvation career. With the clear motive of “Studying to make a revolution, expelling the French from Indochina”, Le Van Phan actively participated in many patriotic activities. At Trai Cay - Thailand (a patriotic base of the Vietnamese founded by Phan Boi Chau and Dang Thuc Hua), Le Van Phan had a new name, Le Hong Son; in 1921, he worked with Phan Boi Chau in Guangzhou (China); in 1922, assigned by the organization, Le Hong Son used a pistol to eliminate the traitor Phan Ba ​​Ngoc; In 1923, together with Ho Tung Mau and a number of other comrades such as Le Hong Phong, Pham Hong Thai, Luu Quoc Long, Truong Van Linh... established "Tam Tam Xa" with the purpose of "Learning from past failures, to take care of and carry out work in a practical way".

On June 19, 1924, assigned by Tam Tam Xa to take responsibility, Le Hong Son helped Pham Hong Thai throw a grenade to assassinate Governor-General Mec-Lanh when he came to attend a party at the Victoria Hotel in Sa Dien. The incident failed, Pham Hong Thai sacrificed himself, but the event of Pham Hong Thai caused a great resonance in the revolutionary movement in Indochina and South China. In 1924, Nguyen Ai Quoc returned from the Soviet Union to Guangzhou (China) and contacted the Tam Tam Xa group, including Le Hong Son. In early 1925, under the leadership of leader Nguyen Ai Quoc, the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth Association was established, Le Hong Son was one of the first people to join this association along with key members such as: Le Hong Phong, Ho Tung Mau, Lam Duc Thu...

Le Hong Son was appointed to the General Department and held that position until the organization's historical role ended. In March 1925, Le Hong Son, Le Hong Phong, and Le Thiet Hung were introduced by Nguyen Ai Quoc to study in the first class at the Whampoa Military School, with Liao Zhongkai as Principal, Borodin as advisor, and Ly Thuy (Nguyen Ai Quoc) as interpreter. Le Hong Son was also one of the members of the Communist Group, the nucleus of the Communist Party organization later led by Nguyen Ai Quoc. He and Nguyen Ai Quoc published the newspaper "Thanh Nien" and organized cadre training classes at political classes in Guangzhou. When Nguyen Ai Quoc organized the "Union of Oppressed Peoples in East Asia", Le Hong Son was a member of the "seal holder" (keeper of the seal) of the Vietnam Branch and the Union of Oppressed Peoples in East Asia, under the leadership of the Oriental Department (Communist International).

In 1927, the political situation in China took a turn for the worse. On the evening of January 15, 1927, Chiang Kai-shek's counter-revolutionary forces led by Li Chengman (Li Jishen) staged a coup in Guangzhou, and all members of the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth League were implicated. Le Hong Son, Ho Tung Mau, and several other comrades were arrested by Chiang Kai-shek's government. At the end of 1927, in the face of public opposition, Chiang Kai-shek's government was forced to release Le Hong Son and several other comrades. At that time, Nguyen Ai Quoc had left Guangzhou, and Le Hong Son no longer had a base in Guangzhou, so he and the members of the Youth Central Committee returned to Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, Le Hong Son continued the work assigned by his teacher Nguyen Ai Quoc, which was to consolidate the Youth Central Committee, open training courses to train cadres, and bring the Youth Central Committee back to normal operation.

In 1929, three communist organizations in Vietnam were established one after another, Le Hong Son belonged to the An Nam Communist Party. Le Hong Son was one of the people who actively campaigned to unify communist organizations into a single communist party and was the one who actively took care of the organization of the Party's founding conference. At the Party's founding conference chaired by Nguyen Ai Quoc, in addition to the five official delegates, Le Hong Son and Ho Tung Mau were two alternate delegates. After the Party was founded (February 3, 1930), Le Hong Son was assigned by Nguyen Ai Quoc to stay and work in the Vietnam Branch of the Association of Oppressed Peoples of East Asia. At the end of 1931, Le Hong Son was imprisoned for the second time by Chiang Kai-shek's government. Thanks to the intervention of Mr. Ho Ngoc Lam, who was then an advisor to the Kuomintang Army in Yunnan, Le Hong Son was released from prison but was not allowed to stay in China. Leaving China, he went through Burma, Thailand, and finally secretly returned to Shanghai to continue his mission. After the leaflet distribution incident to celebrate International Labor Day on May 1, 1932, Le Hong Son was once again arrested by Shanghai authorities. On September 25, 1932, Le Hong Son was transferred to the French authorities in Indochina for detention and processing. He was taken to Vinh prison.

Knowing that Le Hong Son was the one who eliminated the traitor Phan Ba ​​Ngoc; was a member of the Tam Tam Xa group with Pham Hong Thai, who had plotted to assassinate the Governor General of Indochina Mer-Lanh, so he was sentenced to death by the Southern Court in Nghe An. On February 20, 1933, at Tro market, Xuan Ho village, Xuan Lieu commune (now Xuan Hoa commune), Nam Dan district, comrade Le Hong Son heroically sacrificed himself at the age of 34, full of enthusiasm, by the enemy's gun, witnessed and deeply grieved by his relatives and the people of his hometown.

Changes in Le Hong Son's homeland

Coming to Xuan Hoa commune in these days of June, along with the urgent spirit of launching troops to sow and plant the closed summer-autumn crop production area and continue to accelerate the progress of building new rural areas, everywhere in the village roads are bright with flags and flowers with many exciting cultural and artistic activities towards the 115th anniversary of the birth of comrade Le Hong Son - a revolutionary veteran of the Party, an outstanding son of the homeland.

Xuan Hoa - Nam Dan today.

After nearly 30 years of implementing the renovation process, especially after 3 years of building the new rural area, the appearance of Xuan Hoa homeland has truly "changed its skin". In that change, there is a significant contribution from the great family of comrade Le Hong Son. With nearly 100 households living in the commune, experiencing many ups and downs of history, following in the footsteps of their fathers and brothers, generations of descendants of the Le family in Xuan Hoa have always upheld the revolutionary tradition, the pride of being the source of birth and nurturing the great ambition of the steadfast and indomitable revolutionary predecessors, always being exemplary leaders in all local movements. Not only famous for its tradition of studiousness and mandarin education with many people achieving high scores, contributing their intelligence and efforts to the homeland and the country, but also through 2 long-term resistance wars against French colonialism and American imperialism, hundreds of children of the Le family have set out to follow the sacred call of the Fatherland, many of whom have heroically sacrificed.

The number of 20 mothers who were awarded or posthumously awarded the title of Vietnamese Heroic Mother, 3 People's Armed Forces Heroes and Labor Heroes is proof of the great dedication and sacrifice of the Le family in Xuan Hoa through the ages, contributing to further embellishing the revolutionary tradition in Xuan Hoa homeland. Mr. Le Dang Ly in hamlet 11, Xuan Hoa commune, a descendant of martyr Le Hong Son, proudly shared: “Following the example of Uncle Le Hong Son, over the years, our Le family in particular, and the people of Xuan Hoa in general, have always lived up to the tradition of our ancestors, contributing and sacrificing wealth and blood to protect and build the country, being exemplary in economic development, and taking care of educating revolutionary traditions for our descendants. Many descendants of the Le family have achieved high results, and there are no poor households. In my family alone, all 5 children have gone to university and are now successful in state agencies, including PhDs and masters. Uncle Le Hong Son's example will forever be a source of faith and pride for us, the descendants of the Le family, to follow."

Proud to be the hometown of revolutionary predecessor Le Hong Son, in recent years, the Party Committee and people of Xuan Hoa have strived to unite and compete, taking the lead in economic development, transforming the structure of crops and seasons along with developing trade services, bringing the economic growth rate to 12-13% annually, with an average income per capita of nearly 27 million VND/year, the highest in the district.

People's lives have been constantly improved and enhanced, the rate of well-off and rich households accounts for nearly 60%, poor households have decreased to only 6%. In particular, after nearly 3 years of implementing the National Target Program on New Rural Construction, Xuan Hoa people have promoted their internal strength, invested in building new rural infrastructure with electricity systems, roads, schools, and stations that are gradually modernized and meet national standards, and social and cultural activities have made much progress. For many consecutive years, the Party Committee has achieved the title of Outstanding Young People's Communal House and Outstanding Young People's Communal House, and is the leading unit in economic development, small-scale industry development, and craft villages in the district today.

Mr. Thai Thanh Quy - Secretary of Nam Dan District Party Committee excitedly said: Celebrating the 115th anniversary of comrade Le Hong Son's birth is one of the main activities in 2014 of Nam Dan District. Through the celebration activities, we continue to express gratitude, honor the great contributions and heroic struggle for national liberation of the revolutionary predecessor Le Hong Son; create high unity of thought and action in the Party Committee and people of the district, promote the patriotic tradition and brave revolutionary example of comrade Le Hong Son, effectively implement the Central Resolution 4 (term XI) on Party building work and implement Directive 03-CT/TU dated May 14, 2011 of the Politburo on "Continuing to promote the study and following of Ho Chi Minh's moral example", create a competitive driving force to promote the completion of socio-economic development goals, maintain national defense and security, and build the homeland of Nam Dan increasingly rich and civilized.

In particular, the Party Committee and authorities of Nam Dan district and Xuan Hoa commune are urgently completing the investment project to renovate and upgrade the tomb and memorial area of ​​Le Hong Son to express deep gratitude for the great sacrifices of the revolutionary soldier, the steadfast and indomitable son of the homeland.

Thanh Thuy