Nghe An (VNA) – A ceremony was held onMay 17 in the north-central province of Nghe An, the hometown of late PresidentHo Chi Minh, to mark his 130th birthday anniversary.
The event aims to honour the President’srevolutionary life and career.
Secretary of the provincial Party Committee ThaiThanh Quynh said the President left a precious spiritual legacy for the wholeParty, people and army. His ideology has become a guiding star for the Partyand people to win victories in the past, at present and in the future.
The celebration took place at a time when thecountry is preparing for the 13th National Party Congress, Quynh said, addingthat Nghe An is striving to implement effectively the movement of studying andfollowing Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and lifestyle.
Earlier, local authorities held a conference onMay 16 to honour outstanding individuals and collectives in studying andfollowing President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and lifestyle.
As many as 30 individuals and collectives wererewarded in an online literature, arts and press works contest on the movementin the 2015-2020 period.
President Ho Chi Minh was born on May 19, 1890,in Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district. He devoted his whole life to thenational liberation while tirelessly striving for peace and progress in theworld. He led the national struggle for national independence to success andestablished the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic ofVietnam, 1945. He passed away in 1969./.