Discussion on President Ton Duc Thang and the work of the Fatherland Front

On the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Ton Duc Thang (August 20, 1888 - August 20, 2013), on August 16, in Hanoi, the Ho Chi Minh Institute and Party leaders (Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration) organized a scientific seminar "Comrade Ton Duc Thang and the National United Front."

President Ton Duc Thang with children.

The seminar is an opportunity to learn more deeply about the life and career, affirming the great contributions to the Vietnamese revolution, to the cause of building and developing the National United Front of President Ton Duc Thang - President, Chairman of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, a staunch and exemplary communist, an outstanding leader of the Party and State, a staunch revolutionary soldier of the international communist and workers' movement, and a close comrade in arms of President Ho Chi Minh.

President Ton Duc Thang was born on August 20, 1888 into a family with a rich tradition of patriotism in An Giang.

Born and raised when the country was invaded and occupied by the French colonialists, the people had to live in slavery and misery, with patriotism and love for the people, President Ton Duc Thang soon joined the patriotic struggle movement and became one of the first soldiers of the workers' movement and the national liberation revolutionary movement. The President was also one of the first people of the Vietnamese working class to be active in the French workers' movement.

During his 15 years of imprisonment in Con Dao, President Ton Duc Thang truly became the soul of Con Dao political prisoners. As the founder and leader of the special cell of Con Dao prison, President Ton Duc Thang was admired and trusted by his comrades for his steadfast and indomitable will in fighting the enemy, his exemplary communist personality, and his central unity of the cell and the Con Dao Prisoners Association.

The President is a shining example of Vietnamese revolutionary heroism. After the success of the August Revolution in 1945, returning from Con Dao, the President, together with the Party Central Committee, the National Assembly, the Government and the Front, led the entire Party, the entire army and the entire people to build a people's democratic government, waged the resistance war against French colonialism and American imperialism, and completed the cause of national reunification.

President Ton Duc Thang was entrusted by the Party and State with many important responsibilities. In any position, President Ton Duc Thang always set a shining example of loyalty, dedication and selfless efforts to complete the tasks assigned by the Party and State.

At the seminar, researchers and scientists discussed and deepened the following contents: Comrade Ton Duc Thang - Outstanding leader of the National United Front; Comrade Ton Duc Thang with his theoretical contributions and practical guidance in building the National United Front; Comrade Ton Duc Thang - a shining moral example, sacrificing his whole life to strive for national independence and for the happiness of the people.

With more than 30 years of continuous involvement in the Front's work (1946-1977), President Ton Duc Thang made great contributions and left a deep mark in the cause of building and developing the National United Front.

The President devoted himself to building great national unity, uniting the whole country for the independence and unity of the Fatherland, for socialism.

For the international communist and workers' movement, President Ton Duc Thang was a typical embodiment of the struggle for peace, democracy and social progress, always caring and contributing to fostering and strengthening solidarity and friendship between the Vietnamese people and people of other countries in the world.

President Ton Duc Thang was not only an excellent practical leader but also made many important contributions to the theory of building the National United Front in the Vietnamese revolution. The views on building the Front and the shining example of President Ton Duc Thang are always relevant and practical for the cause of great national unity today and in the future.

President Ton Duc Thang's nearly 70 years of revolutionary activities is an exemplary example of a modest, simple, sincere lifestyle, close to comrades and compatriots, words go hand in hand with actions, theory is closely linked to practice.

The precious legacy that President Ton Duc Thang left to the Party and the people is the noble moral qualities of a communist, the convergence of the chivalrous spirit of the people of the Southern river region, and the indomitable will and creative talent of Vietnam.

President Ton Duc Thang is also the quintessence of patriotism, love for the people, sympathy, solidarity with compatriots and comrades; strong belief in the victory of the revolution, despite difficulties and hardships, unwavering, wholeheartedly serving the people, impartial, selfless, modest, simple, sincere, and pure./.

According to VNA - LT