Solemn 54th Anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's Death in Kim Lien, Nam Dan, Nghe An

Attending the ceremony on the Central side were comrades: Bui Quang Huy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union; Do Xuan Tuyen - Permanent Deputy Minister of Health. On the side of Military Region 4, there was the participation of Major General Nguyen Ngoc Ha - Deputy Commander of Military Region 4 and members of the delegation.

The leaders of Nghe An province include comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Hoang Nghia Hieu - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; comrades of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, leaders of departments, branches, localities, Nam Dan district, the Nguyen Sinh, Hoang Xuan, Ha families and many people from all walks of life inside and outside the district.

54 years ago, at 9:47 a.m. on September 2, 1969 (July 21, Ky Dau year), beloved Uncle Ho left us for eternity. His passing left behind endless sorrow for the entire Party, the entire people, friends around the world and his homeland Nghe An.

At exactly 9:47 a.m. on September 5, 2023 (July 21, Quy Mao year 2023), the incense offering ceremony to commemorate the 54th death anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh was solemnly held.

This is a very special occasion to remember him, review his life, career, merits and great contributions to the country and homeland; at the same time, it is also an opportunity to continue to remind each citizen to better implement his sacred Testament.

In his vibrant, rich revolutionary life, with many sacrifices and hardships, wherever he was, whatever he did, in whatever circumstances, his homeland Nghe An was always dearly, constantly, and painfully in his heart.

According to statistics, from 1930 until before entering eternity, Uncle Ho had 9 articles, 31 letters, 10 speeches, 3 telegrams, 2 visits, 1 preface talking about his hometown Nghe An or directly talking intimately with the people and cadres of Nghe An.

Just 15 days after Uncle Ho read the Declaration of Independence, giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, he wrote a "Letter to the comrades in the home province" with kind instructions, longing and deep longing.

Because he was busy with hundreds of tasks for the Party and the people to fight the war and build the country, Uncle Ho only had two visits to his homeland in 1957 and 1961. On June 14, 1957, when he visited his homeland for the first time, he emotionally said: "The homeland is a place of great love and affection/Those fifty years, how much love there was."

In his last letter dated July 21, 1969 to the Nghe An Party Executive Committee, Uncle Ho gave many instructions to his home province and expressed a wish for his homeland. “Nghe An is a large province with rich resources, hard-working and revolutionary people. I hope that the people and comrades of the province will strive to make Nghe An quickly become one of the most prosperous provinces in the North,” President Ho Chi Minh advised.

The Party Committee, government and people of Nghe An always consider the last letter Uncle Ho sent before passing away as a sacred Testament dedicated to the homeland and are always deeply aware of the theoretical and practical value, great significance and topicality of this important document.

Implementing the advice of beloved Uncle Ho over the past 54 years, the Party Committee, government and people of the province have made efforts and determined to concretize his teachings into revolutionary actions; thereby contributing human and material resources to the resistance war against foreign invaders and to innovate and build the homeland.

After 10 years of implementing Resolution No. 26-NQ/TW dated July 30, 2013 of the Politburo, Nghe An is gradually moving towards becoming the center of the North Central region in terms of finance, trade, tourism, education and training, science and technology, healthcare, culture, sports, and high-tech industry.

Vinh city and Cua Lo town are gradually playing the role of economic growth poles of the province; the development of the Western region has many positive developments. The Southeast Economic Zone is becoming a key, multi-industry, multi-functional economic zone, gradually affirming its role as a driving force in attracting investment. The material, cultural and spiritual life of the people is gradually improving.

The economy has developed quite comprehensively; the scale of the economy is increasingly expanding. In 2022, Nghe An's GRDP reached nearly 176,000 billion VND, ranking 10th in the country; GRDP per capita reached 51.4 million VND; State budget revenue exceeded 20,000 billion VND for the first time, reaching 21,805 billion VND. Exports increased sharply to 2.54 billion USD in 2022, mostly goods exports.

Attracting foreign investment has achieved many positive results, contributing to improving growth quality. In 2022, with FDI capital reaching more than 961.3 million USD, Nghe An entered the top 10 localities attracting the largest FDI in the country for the first time.

From the beginning of 2023 to now, the FDI capital invested in Nghe An continues to increase sharply, about to exceed the 1 billion USD mark. Budget revenue in the first 8 months of this year reached about 10,878 billion VND. By August 2023, the whole province had 309/411 communes meeting new rural standards, accounting for 75.18%; 53 communes meeting advanced new rural standards, equivalent to 17.15%; 6 communes meeting model new rural standards, equivalent to 11.32%. The average number of criteria that communes met was 16.98 criteria/commune; 197 villages/hamlets met new rural standards; 403 products were recognized as OCOP; 7 district-level units completed their tasks/met new rural standards (2 towns: Thai Hoa, Hoang Mai, Vinh city and 4 districts: Nam Dan, Yen Thanh, Nghi Loc, Quynh Luu); 2 districts (Do Luong, Dien Chau) have completed the documents to submit to the Central Government for voting to recognize the standards.

Based on the summary of 10 years of implementing Resolution 26 - NQ/TW, in order to soon develop Nghe An into a well-off province of the country, the Politburo issued Resolution No. 39 - NQ/TW dated July 18, 2023 on building and developing Nghe An province to 2030, with a vision to 2045.

Resolution No. 39-NQ/TW of the Politburo sets the target that by 2030, Nghe An will be a fairly developed province in the country, with a fast and sustainable economic development, imbued with the cultural identity of Vietnam and Nghe An; a center of the North Central region in terms of trade, logistics, healthcare, education and training, science and technology, industry and high-tech agriculture. Vision to 2045, Nghe An will be a fast, sustainable, comprehensive, civilized and modern province, imbued with the cultural identity of Vietnam and Nghe An; one of the driving forces for development in the North Central region.

On the occasion of the 54th anniversary of Uncle Ho's passing, the Party Committee, government and people of Nghe An are more fully and deeply aware of their responsibilities and what needs to be done, trying and determined to fulfill Uncle Ho's wishes for the homeland; continuing to promote studying and following his noble ideology, morality and style.

Delivering a memorial speech, comrade Nguyen Xuan Duc - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of Nam Dan District Party Committee affirmed: With infinite love and gratitude to President Ho, the Party Committee and people of Nghe An province and Nam Dan district are determined to strive to best implement Uncle Ho's instructions in his Will and letter to his homeland.

In the sacred moment of the 54th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's death, the Standing Committee, the Provincial Party Committee, leaders of departments, agencies, localities, Nam Dan district, representatives of the Nguyen Sinh, Hoang Xuan, Ha families and many people from all walks of life respectfully presented offerings, flowers, and incense to commemorate and express their infinite gratitude to President Ho Chi Minh; respectfully bowed before his spirit, respectfully offered him the most fragrant incense, the best prayers, and the purest, deepest, and most heartfelt feelings.