The important role of mass mobilization
General Secretary Le Hong Phong (1902 - 1942) was a native of Nghe An province, a staunch revolutionary fighter of the international communist and workers' movement. He was the leading figure in the Party's work during the most difficult and complex period in the early 1930s.
(Baonghean)General Secretary Le Hong Phong (1902 - 1942) was a native of Nghe An province, a staunch revolutionary fighter of the international communist and workers' movement. He was the leading figure in the Party's work during the most difficult and complex period in the early 1930s.
Having received thorough training in military and political theory, coupled with a vibrant practical environment and close ties to leader Nguyen Ai Quoc, Comrade Le Hong Phong deeply understood the role of the masses in revolutionary struggle and the role of mass mobilization work of the Party. In his report assessing "The Role of the Proletariat in the Indochinese Revolution," he stated: "Strengthening the proletarian core in the ranks of the Party, attracting the largest number of proletarian elements into leadership organs to ensure the Party's proletarian leadership and correctly implement the class policy of the proletariat in all revolutionary movements. To carry out these daily tasks, first and foremost, we must use all legal forms to establish broad mass organizations." When drawing lessons from the Soviet movement, he concluded that the reason for its failure was that "Our Party had not yet established close ties with the masses."
The first Party Congress, held in 1935, was actively prepared by Comrade Le Hong Phong, at which he was elected General Secretary of the Party. The Congress "adopted political resolutions and resolutions on mobilizing workers, farmers, youth, women, soldiers, etc." The Congress marked the restoration of the Party's organization and acknowledged the immense contributions of Comrade Le Hong Phong in initiating a strategic and tactical shift in the struggle to broadly unite the masses around the Party.
In July 1936, Comrade Le Hong Phong convened and chaired a Central Committee meeting of the Party to determine new policies on strategic and tactical revolutionary issues in Indochina. The meeting decided to establish the Indochinese Anti-Imperialist People's United Front, uniting all patriotic classes and strata into the revolutionary movement. This was an important step in the independent and creative thinking of our Party, led by Comrade Le Hong Phong.
At the secret meeting of the Central Executive Committee held in Tan Thoi Nhat village on March 29-30, 1938, with a profound sense of responsibility and a serious spirit of self-criticism, Comrade Le Hong Phong and the Central Executive Committee comprehensively reviewed all aspects of Party building and development, the establishment of mass organizations and social groups to carry out the Party's central task, and the formation of the Indochinese Democratic Front. Thanks to the correct policies and decisions of our Party, led by Comrade Le Hong Phong, in 1938 and early 1939, although the French government in France increasingly leaned towards the right, the mass struggle movement in our country continued to be maintained, developed, and achieved significant victories. Both the level of awareness of the masses and the organizational and leadership capabilities of the Party organizations matured rapidly.
Tran Thi Thanh Ha
