Solemn ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of President Ho Chi Minh
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of August 21 (July 21 of the lunar calendar), at the President Ho Chi Minh Memorial House in Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district, the memorial ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the death of President Ho Chi Minh (1969-2019) was solemnly held.
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| Delegations and a large number of people attended the memorial service to commemorate the 50th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's death. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
Attending the memorial ceremony was a delegation of the Cuban Committee for the Defense of the Revolution led by Comrade Carlos Rafael Miranda Martinez - Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Chairman of the Cuban Committee for the Defense of the Revolution.
The delegation of Military Region 4 was led by Major General Nguyen Duc Hoa - Deputy Political Commissar of Military Region 4.
On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee; leaders of departments, branches, sectors and localities in the province; leaders of Nam Dan district; a large number of people inside and outside the province and representatives of the Nguyen Sinh, Hoang Xuan and Ha families in Kim Lien, Nam Dan.
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| The 50th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's death was solemnly held with traditional rituals. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| Delegation of the Cuban Revolutionary Defense Committee offered incense to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
The 50th anniversary of his death is an opportunity for officials and people from localities inside and outside the province to make a pilgrimage to Kim Lien, Nam Dan to express their gratitude and remembrance of the contributions of the father of the nation, the one who gave birth to Vietnam.
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| Leaders of Nghe An province offer incense to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| Nam Dan district leaders offer flowers to beloved Uncle Ho. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
At the ceremony, Comrade Bui Dinh Long - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of Nam Dan District Party Committee read a memorial speech, reviewing the heroic traditional history of the nation associated with the revolutionary struggles for independence, unification and national construction; highlighting the great contributions of President Ho Chi Minh.
On behalf of the Party Committee and people of Nam Dan district, comrade Bui Dinh Long and generations of cadres, party members and people pledged to strive to build Uncle Ho's hometown district to develop comprehensively, become a district with a good economy, strong in culture and society, and stable in national defense and security; build Nam Dan into a model district in the direction of developing culture associated with tourism by 2025, Kim Lien commune to meet the standards of a model new rural commune by 2020.
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| Many people attended the memorial service to offer incense in memory of the beloved Father of the nation. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
