Solemn 85th death anniversary of patriot Phan Boi Chau
On the morning of November 18 (ie September 29 of the lunar calendar), at the Phan Boi Chau Memorial Site in Van An commune, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Nghe An organized a flower and incense offering ceremony to commemorate the 85th death anniversary of patriot Phan Boi Chau.
Attending the ceremony were members of the Provincial Party Executive Committee: Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa - Deputy Head in charge of the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Committee; Tran Thi My Hanh - Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Also attending were representatives of provincial departments, agencies and branches; leadersVan An communeand the Phan Family Council.
In a solemn atmosphere, delegates respectfully offered incense and flowers, expressing their deep gratitude to patriot Phan Boi Chau - the man who spent his life searching for a way to liberate the nation, leaving a great mark in history.patriotic movement in the early 20th century.
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Phan Boi Chau (real name Phan Van San, pen name Sao Nam) was born on December 26, 1867 in Sa Nam village, Dong Liet commune, Nam Dan district (now Van An commune, Nam Dan district) in a patriotic Confucian family. With a policy of saving the country with a violent tendency, he founded Duy Tan Hoi and Viet Nam Quang Phuc Hoi to gather armed forces and seek support from outside.
Among the patriotic movements he initiated, Dong Du was a typical movement, carrying the spirit of "same continent, same race, same culture", laying the foundation for many important changes in the country in the early 20th century.
From 1905 to 1908, more than 200 Vietnamese youths went to Japan to study, contributing to the formation of a new class of intellectuals approaching revolutionary ideology and creating an important milestone in the cultural and educational relations between Vietnam and Japan.
In mid-1925, Phan Boi Chau was arrested by the French colonialists in Shanghai, brought back to Vietnam and tried at the Hanoi Criminal Court. Faced with a strong wave of struggle from the people of the whole country demanding his freedom, the French colonialists were forced to take him to Hue for exile. On October 29, 1940 (September 29, Canh Thin year), he passed away in a thatched house on Ben Ngu slope.
Having devoted his whole life to the cause of national liberation, Phan Boi Chau was a shining example of patriotism, as affirmed by President Ho Chi Minh: He was "a hero, an angel, a martyr for national independence, revered by 20 million enslaved people".
