Celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day

Head of the Central Propaganda and Education Commission Nguyen Trong Nghia and Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh attended the ceremony.

Attending the ceremony were Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission Nguyen Trong Nghia; former Politburo member - former Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan - Outstanding Dong Khoi citizen ; Member of the Party Central Committee - Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh; former Vice President Truong My Hoa - Honorary Dong Khoi citizen, along with leaders and former leaders of the Party, State, ministries and central branches.

Former National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, former Vice President Truong My Hoa and Provincial Party Secretary - Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council Ho Thi Hoang Yen attended the ceremony.

Delegates from Ben Tre province included Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee - Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council Ho Thi Hoang Yen, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Tran Thanh Lam, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Tran Ngoc Tam. Leaders of the provinces included Secretary of the Vinh Long Provincial Party Committee Tran Tien Dung, Deputy Secretary of the Tra Vinh Provincial Party Committee Lam Minh Dang.

Provincial Party Secretary - Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council Ho Thi Hoang Yen read the commemorative speech.

In her commemorative speech, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Ho Thi Hoang Yen emphasized: To have a peaceful life like today, our ancestors had to pay with their bones and blood. For Ben Tre, the loss and pain were immense. Of more than 70 thousand children who went to war, more than 35 thousand people heroically sacrificed; over 15 thousand people became wounded and sick soldiers; nearly 20 thousand people were arrested, tortured, imprisoned, beaten to the point of disability, many families had 5-7 people killed by the enemy at the same time; more than 30 thousand people were infected with Agent Orange, the consequences lasting for many generations.

After 50 years since liberation, from a land that suffered much pain from war, Ben Tre has creatively applied and promoted the tradition of the Dong Khoi uprising in 1960, through many policies, resolutions, and revolutionary action programs.

Notably, the emulation movement "New Dong Khoi" has connected into a continuous flow between the past, present and future, gradually bringing the province to rise strongly and achieve many important achievements in all fields. The 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025) and the Liberation Day of Ben Tre province (May 1, 1975 - May 1, 2025) is not only an occasion to pay tribute to the great contributions of the working class and laborers around the world, but also an opportunity for us to honor the noble values ​​of the spirit of creative labor and innovation in the development of the country and homeland.

Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission Nguyen Trong Nghia speaks.

Provincial leaders presented flowers to Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission Nguyen Trong Nghia.

In order to honor individuals with outstanding achievements in the fields of education - training, medicine , literature and arts, on April 11, 2025, the Provincial People's Committee issued Decision No. 1100/QD-UBND to award the Nguyen Dinh Chieu Award of Ben Tre Province to 19 individuals. In this list, there are 3 individuals in the field of Education and Training, 3 individuals in the field of Medicine and 13 individuals in the field of Literature and Arts with 8 majors such as: Literature - Poetry, Literature - Literature, Folklore, Music, Fine Arts, Theater, Photography, Dedication. The Provincial People's Committee honored the achievements and awarded prizes to 19 individuals at the event.

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