Former Party General Secretary Do Muoi is laid in state at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi, (VNA) - TheState funeral began at 7am on October 6 at the National Funeral Hall, No.5 TranThanh Tong, Hanoi, for former General Secretary of the Communist Party ofVietnam Central Committee Do Muoi, who passed away on October 1.
The funeral is held by the PartyCentral Committee, State President, National Assembly, Government and VietnamFatherland Front Central Committee.
General Secretary Do Muoi islaid in state at the National Funeral Hall.
Crowds of people gathered at theNational Funeral Hall since early morning, queuing up to pay tribute to theParty leader.
A delegation of the PartyCentral Committee led by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong paid respectto the former Party chief and offered condolences to his family.
Writing in the funeral guestbook, Party General Secretary Nguyen PhuTrong expressed his deep grief over the death of the outstanding andprestigious leader of the Party, State and people. He praised Do Muoi as asteadfast communist party member who devoted his entire life to the ideal ofnational independence, socialism and people’s happiness. He acknowledged thegreat merits and contributions made by the former Party chief to the cause ofnational liberation and reunification, Doi Moi and national construction anddefence.
Delegations led by Acting PresidentDang Thi Ngoc Thinh, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, National AssemblyChairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and President of the Vietnam Fatherland FrontCentral Committee Tran Thanh Man paid last respects to the former Party GeneralSecretary
Among those coming to offer condolencesthere were former Party General Secretaries Le Kha Phieu and Nong Duc Manh; formerPresidents Tran Duc Luong, Nguyen Minh Triet and Truong Tan Sang; former PrimeMinister Nguyen Tan Dung; former National Assembly Chairmen Nguyen Van An andNguyen Sinh Hung; among others.
A respect-paying ceremony isalso being held at Thong Nhat Hall in Ho Chi Minh City. A delegation of thecity’s Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee and VietnamFatherland Front, led by Politburo member and Secretary of HCM City PartyCommittee Nguyen Thien Nhan paid tribute to the former Party chief.
Former General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee Do Muoi was born on February 2, 1917, in Dong My commune, Thanh Tri district, Hanoi. He passed away in Hanoi on October 1 at the age of 101 due to serious illness. He served as General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee from June 1991 to December 1997, and was presented with an insignia of 80-year Party membership.
Vietnam declares two days of national mourning for him on October 6 and 7.--VNA
