President Ho Chi Minhpassed away on September 2, 1969 and left behind a testament of eternal ideological,political and cultural significance for the entire Party, people and army.
He started writing his will during the national struggle against the US, when victorywas on its way despite it being a challenging period requiring the solidarityand endurance of the whole Party, people and army in the North and South with acomplete faith in a final triumph.
The testament brought together the late President’s historic, cultural andideological values, and maps out the course of action for Vietnam’s revolution,both in the present and in future.
His willpower, confidence, spirit of revolutionary optimism and accountabilityto the people manifested themselves in his predictions of a victory over the USand national reunification, as well as in his guidelines for nationalrevolution.
The document was a theoretical work on building and strengthening a rulingparty, in which he affirmed “Our Party is the ruling Party.” To fulfill the responsibilityof leading society, the Party must be strong in terms of politics, ideology andorganisation and stay close to the people. It has to incessantly strive toimprove the lot of the working class and regard Marxism-Leninism as theabsolute ideology and guideline for all Party activities, the text said.
The testament formed the centrepiece of the President’s ideology on nationalindependence and socialism, applying Marxism-Leninism to the country’s specificsituation and to the relationships between equality and social progress as wellas between economic growth and cultural development in building a new society, andhis ideology of making the people, the centre of everything.
The will outlined important issues for the country’s renewal process. PresidentHo Chi Minh thought that renovation is vital for development. It is also a“great, heavy and complicated task”, and a “struggle against what is backwardto create the new”. He called upon the Party to develop a sound plan foreconomic and cultural development, thus helping to improve people’s lives.
The testament highlighted the value of culture, giving direction for Vietnam’scultural development, and suggesting major campaigns on education and culture forthe people of Vietnam and society at large.
His few words on personal matters reflected his lifestyle – which is simple andfree from wastefulness, as well as his viewpoint on a harmonious relationshipbetween humans, the environment and nature.
The President passed away 45 years ago, and his testament is a spiritual and invaluableasset embedded in Vietnam’s collective memory, and it sheds light on the road toglory and victory of the entire Party, army and people of Vietnam.
His thoughts and testament will live on forever within the Vietnamese peopleand in the respect and admiration he gained from international friends.-VNA
He started writing his will during the national struggle against the US, when victorywas on its way despite it being a challenging period requiring the solidarityand endurance of the whole Party, people and army in the North and South with acomplete faith in a final triumph.
The testament brought together the late President’s historic, cultural andideological values, and maps out the course of action for Vietnam’s revolution,both in the present and in future.
His willpower, confidence, spirit of revolutionary optimism and accountabilityto the people manifested themselves in his predictions of a victory over the USand national reunification, as well as in his guidelines for nationalrevolution.
The document was a theoretical work on building and strengthening a rulingparty, in which he affirmed “Our Party is the ruling Party.” To fulfill the responsibilityof leading society, the Party must be strong in terms of politics, ideology andorganisation and stay close to the people. It has to incessantly strive toimprove the lot of the working class and regard Marxism-Leninism as theabsolute ideology and guideline for all Party activities, the text said.
The testament formed the centrepiece of the President’s ideology on nationalindependence and socialism, applying Marxism-Leninism to the country’s specificsituation and to the relationships between equality and social progress as wellas between economic growth and cultural development in building a new society, andhis ideology of making the people, the centre of everything.
The will outlined important issues for the country’s renewal process. PresidentHo Chi Minh thought that renovation is vital for development. It is also a“great, heavy and complicated task”, and a “struggle against what is backwardto create the new”. He called upon the Party to develop a sound plan foreconomic and cultural development, thus helping to improve people’s lives.
The testament highlighted the value of culture, giving direction for Vietnam’scultural development, and suggesting major campaigns on education and culture forthe people of Vietnam and society at large.
His few words on personal matters reflected his lifestyle – which is simple andfree from wastefulness, as well as his viewpoint on a harmonious relationshipbetween humans, the environment and nature.
The President passed away 45 years ago, and his testament is a spiritual and invaluableasset embedded in Vietnam’s collective memory, and it sheds light on the road toglory and victory of the entire Party, army and people of Vietnam.
His thoughts and testament will live on forever within the Vietnamese peopleand in the respect and admiration he gained from international friends.-VNA
