Respectfully commemorate the 78th anniversary of the death of patriot Phan Boi Chau
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of November 6 (September 29, Mau Tuat year), at the Phan Boi Chau Memorial Site (Nam Dan town, Nam Dan district), the Department of Culture and Sports and the Relic Management Board held a memorial ceremony to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the death of patriotic scholar Phan Boi Chau.
Attending the memorial ceremony were comrades: Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Nguyen Van Thong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Ho Phuc Hop - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Committee; comrades of the Provincial Party Executive Committee: Pham Thi Hong Toan - Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper; Nguyen Thi Kim Chi - Director of the Department of Education and Training.
Also attending were representatives of the Department of Culture and Sports, the Provincial and Nam Dan District Monuments Management Board; the Association of Former Students of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, Mr. Phan's descendants and many teachers and students in the area.
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Delegates respectfully held a memorial service. Photo: Cong Vinh |
Phan Boi Chau's real name was Phan Van San, his pen name was Sao Nam, born on December 26, 1867 in Sa Nam village, Nam Dan district, Nghe An province in a family of Confucian scholars.
Born in a country that was destroyed and his home destroyed, witnessing the daily misery and slavery of the people, he soon formed the idea of patriotism and love for the people. With the policy of saving the country in a violent direction, Phan Boi Chau founded Duy Tan Hoi, Viet Nam Quang Phuc Hoi, and then Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dang to gather forces to fight with revolutionary weapons and ask for foreign aid.
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Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Xuan Son offers incense in memory. Photo: Cong Vinh |
Among those movements, the Dong Du movement with the spirit of “same continent, same race, same culture” that left the deepest impression was still the Dong Du movement. Although the Dong Du movement was not successful, it laid the foundation for changes in our country in the early 20th century. In particular, this was an important link, a milestone marking the friendship between Vietnam and Japan in the field of culture and education, and to this day the Dong Du movement still retains its value in the cause of national development.
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Phan Boi Chau Memorial Site is increasingly being built and renovated. Photo: Document |
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Many students also came to offer incense at the memorial service marking the 78th anniversary of Mr. Phan's death. Photo: Cong Vinh |
On the morning of October 29, 1940 (September 29, Canh Thin year), he breathed his last at the thatched house on Ben Ngu slope (Hue). Mr. Phan's life was devoted entirely to the national liberation movement and was a shining example for generations to learn and follow./.