Flower and incense offering ceremony to commemorate the 121st birthday of the late General Secretary Tran Phu (May 1, 1904

On May 1, 2025, at the Tran Phu Hill Historical Relic Site, the Delegation of the Party Committee - People's Council - People's Committee - Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Tran Phu Ward, Mong Cai City, led by Comrade Pham Thi Oanh, Member of the City Party Committee, Secretary of the Ward Party Committee, solemnly held a flower and incense offering ceremony to commemorate the 121st anniversary of the birth of the late General Secretary Tran Phu - the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam , an outstanding leader, a loyal communist soldier who fought and sacrificed his whole life for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland, for the happiness of the people.

The incense and flower offering ceremony to commemorate the 121st birthday anniversary of the late General Secretary Tran Phu (May 1, 1904 - May 1, 2025) was solemnly held to express the respect and gratitude of today's generation for the great contributions of General Secretary Tran Phu - a loyal communist soldier who sacrificed his whole life for the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation.

Comrade Tran Phu, born on May 1, 1904, came from a poor patriotic Confucian family in An Dan commune, Tuy An district, Phu Yen province; his hometown was Tung Anh commune, Duc Tho district, Ha Tinh province. The Central region, rich in cultural and revolutionary traditions, along with family traditions, nurtured a steadfast and indomitable communist soldier.

Delegation of the Party Committee - People's Council - People's Committee - Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Tran Phu ward, Mong Cai city offered flowers and incense to commemorate the 121st birthday of the late General Secretary Tran Phu.

The turning point in the revolutionary life of comrade Tran Phu was when he was sent by the Phuc Viet Association to Guangzhou, China to contact the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth Association, met leader Nguyen Ai Quoc, was directly trained by him, and admitted into the Communist Youth Union - the core group of the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth Association.

In October 1930, the first conference of the Party Central Committee held in Hong Kong, China approved the Political Platform. The October 1930 Central Conference officially elected comrade Tran Phu as the first General Secretary of the Party.

As General Secretary, Comrade Tran Phu made many great political, ideological and organizational contributions to Party building work.

While our people's movement was developing strongly, on April 18, 1931, comrade Tran Phu was captured by the enemy. After 3 months of imprisonment and torture, on September 6, 1931, comrade Tran Phu breathed his last at Cho Quan Hospital, Saigon, at the age of 27 - an age full of enthusiasm and talent.

Following the example of the first General Secretary of the Party and previous revolutionary leaders, our country has achieved great and historic achievements.

Tran Phu Hill historical relic site is a historical relic, becoming a "red address" for educating the patriotic tradition and revolutionary heroism of our nation.

To show gratitude, remembrance and respect, Mong Cai city has proactively prepared a scientific dossier to propose the ranking of Tran Phu Hill historical relic. On September 17, 2012, the People's Committee of Quang Ninh province ranked Tran Phu Hill as a provincial historical relic. Tran Phu Hill historical relic is a historical evidence, becoming a "red address" for educating the tradition of patriotism and revolutionary heroism of our nation.

Honored to be named after the first General Secretary of our Party, over the years, Tran Phu ward has always promoted the revolutionary tradition, strived to overcome difficulties; cadres, soldiers and people united to successfully implement all socio-economic development goals; improved the material and spiritual life of the people according to the criteria of happiness; national defense and security were maintained; people's trust in the Party was increasingly enhanced; focused on building Tran Phu ward worthy of its position as the political-economic-cultural-social center of Mong Cai city.

Thu Hang (Mong Cai Cultural and Information Center)

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