To Hieu is a shining example of a loyal and indomitable communist soldier.
The short but heroic life and noble revolutionary qualities of revolutionary soldier To Hieu will forever be a shining example for our cadres, party members and people, for present and future generations to learn and follow.
110th Birthday AnniversaryComrade To Hieu(1912 - 2022), on the morning of March 6, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics coordinated with the Central Propaganda Department and Hung Yen Provincial Party Committee to organize a scientific seminar: "Comrade To Hieu with the Vietnamese revolution and his homeland Hung Yen" online at the Hanoi and Hung Yen provinces.
Member of the Politburo, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Xuan Thang chaired the Workshop.
Mr. To Hieu was born into a Confucian family with a rich tradition of patriotism and revolution in Xuan Cau village, Nghia Tru commune, Van Giang district, Hung Yen province. He joined the revolution at the age of 14, and at the age of 20, he was admitted to the Party at Con Dao Prison, marking a decisive turning point in his revolutionary career.
Notably, during the Democratic Front Movement in the years 1936 - 1939, he and the Northern Regional Party Committee successfully directed the struggles for people's rights and democracy, organized forces and raised the revolutionary awareness of the masses and directly built bases and developed Party organizations in the regions of Bac Ninh, Hung Yen, and Hai Duong.
Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Minh Truong (Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics) analyzed that Mr. To Hieu was one of the key leaders who made important contributions to the re-establishment of the Bac Ky Party Committee, the re-establishment of the revolutionary base, and the party base system. That was why it created a movement to fight for people's livelihood and democracy in a vibrant manner, the peak of the democratic struggle from 1936-1939.
"Therefore, revolutionary movements from the localities of the North to the Central region were placed under the unified leadership of the Party, creating the basic premise, the revolutionary base system, the party organization system to lead our people in the struggle from 1936-1939" - Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Minh Truong said.
In 1939, Mr. To Hieu actively directed and consolidated the Party organization system in many key areas, strongly developing the revolutionary movement in the Northern coastal region, causing resonance with many strikes of workers and laborers, especially strongly promoting the revolutionary movement among workers in Hai Phong and was arrested in December 1939.
During his second imprisonment, torture, and exile in the imperialist prison, Mr. To Hieu actively participated in activities and became the core leader of the Prison Party Cell. He directed the building and development of the party organization, and together with communist soldiers, turned the imperialist prison into a revolutionary school, training and educating many excellent cadres, making an important contribution to the victory of the August Revolution in 1945.
Associate Professor Dr. Bui Dinh Phong (Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics) said that when he was in prison, To Hieu knew that there was a provisional party cell and then he tried to establish an official party cell. To Hieu saw the role of the Party in leading the party cell. At the same time, during the leadership process, he and the party cell leaders organized a prison association to fight for rights, turning the imperialist prison into a school of Communism, which was to educate revolutionary ideals and ethics, and he propagated to let prisoners see the harsh and brutal regime of the prison.
Mr. To Hieu sacrificed himself on March 7, 1944 at Son La Prison, with a strong belief in the inevitable victory of the revolution.
At the workshop, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics Nguyen Xuan Thang affirmed that Mr. To Hieu is a shining example of a loyal and indomitable communist soldier. His short but heroic life and noble revolutionary qualities will forever be a shining example for cadres, party members and our people, for present and future generations to learn and follow.
"From a true and enthusiastic patriotic youth, Mr. To Hieu came to the communist ideal and became a loyal communist party member who fought and sacrificed his whole life for the goals and ideals of the Party. Although he was imprisoned and tortured in notoriously brutal prisons of the French colonialists such as Con Dao and Son La, and was brutally tortured, he still upheld his indomitable will, maintained his revolutionary spirit and communist integrity against the enemy, and resolutely kept the secret of the party organization and the revolutionary movement" - Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang affirmed.
The workshop also focused on explaining and clarifying that Mr. To Hieu is an outstanding son of his homeland Hung Yen, rich in cultural traditions and patriotic and revolutionary spirit.
Hung Yen Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Huu Nghia said: The Party Committee and people of Hung Yen are forever proud and deeply grateful for Mr. To Hieu's contributions to the homeland and country; strive to learn and follow the shining example of communist soldier To Hieu, to build and develop Hung Yen to become increasingly rich, prosperous and happy./.
