1. On each birthday in the last years of his life, what special thing did Uncle Ho usually spend time doing?

  • Go on a business trip to avoid receiving birthday wishes and gifts
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  • Visit the elderly and children
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  • Write and edit a will
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  • Have a friendly meal with the waiters, drivers and security guards
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According to the memoir "Uncle Ho writes his will" first published in 1989, on the morning of May 10, 1965, Uncle Ho told his secretary to get him ten sheets of blank paper and a large envelope when he came to work.

At exactly 9 o'clock in the morning, Uncle Ho sat down and attentively wrote the first lines in the "Top Secret" document to leave behind for the future. That day, Uncle Ho wrote the opening lines of his will: "Choose a day in May, on the occasion of my birthday; choose exactly 9 o'clock, the most beautiful hour of the day; choose exactly when my health was at its best in recent years... to write about the day of my departure, how peaceful and leisurely!"

In the following years, 9am from May 10th to May 20th - Uncle Ho's birthday - became the "sacred" and "inviolable" time when the secretary arranged the work schedule. After each year's revisions, the document was put in an envelope by Uncle Ho - President Ho Chi Minh , given to the secretary and instructed "remember to give it back to me next year".

2. When did you last amend your will?

  • May 10, 1969
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  • May 15, 1969
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  • May 19, 1969
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  • May 20, 1969
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In 1969, for the first time in four years, the document was revised by Uncle Ho from 9:30 to 10:30 on May 10 instead of 9:00 in the morning.

According to the secretary, except for the last part, which remained almost the same as in 1965, the first and middle parts were all added and revised by Uncle Ho after 4 years of contemplation. In 1968, Uncle Ho added many important points but as an appendix and not written in the official version as published.

On May 19, 1969, Uncle Ho carefully reviewed all the manuscripts written over the past four years, adding three more words to the introduction.

3. What was special about the lunch on Uncle Ho's last birthday?

  • It is an intimate meal with the waiters, drivers and security guards.
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  • It is a meal with representatives from the three regions of North, Central and South.
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  • It is a birthday party in your country.
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  • It's a meal with children and the elderly.
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Uncle Ho's birthday in 1969 took place normally like his working days. Everyone did not think that it was the last time to celebrate Uncle Ho's birthday.

The 1969 birthday lunch had Uncle Ho, Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, Ms. Phan Thi Quyen - wife of the heroic martyr Nguyen Van Troi and Ms. Nguyen Thi Chau (Member of the Executive Committee of the Youth and Student Union for the Liberation of Saigon Cho Lon - Gia Dinh) from the South. The meal had three generations, representing the three regions of the North, Central and South.

4. Who was the secretary next to Uncle Ho for a quarter of a century?

  • Do Dinh Thien
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  • Vu Ky
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  • Nguyen Huyen
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  • Tran Viet Phuong
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Comrade Vu Ky, whose birth name was Vu Long Chuan (1921-2005), was Uncle Ho's close secretary for a quarter of a century until his death. When the Central Committee selected him to serve Uncle Ho from Viet Bac to Hanoi at the end of 1945, Vu Ky was only 24 years old, a former student at Buoi School and had been following the revolution for 5 years.

This young man had a bright smile and a scholarly appearance. He was named by President Ho Chi Minh after his wishes: Truong, Ky, Khang, Chien, Nhat, Dinh, Thang, Loi.

5. After Uncle Ho passed away, what did the secretary do?

  • Hold a position in the Government
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  • Preserving the heritage left by Uncle Ho
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  • Both of the above
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After President Ho Chi Minh passed away, the Central Committee suggested assigning Mr. Vu Ky a suitable position in the Government, but he reported to the Central Committee and volunteered to continue the work of preserving the legacies left by Uncle Ho.

The following pages of his life were associated with the process of building Uncle Ho's Mausoleum, the formation, birth and development of the Ho Chi Minh Museum, the system of memorial sites and museums about Uncle Ho, from Pac Bo to the provinces of the Mekong Delta and some of his relics around the world. He held the position of Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh Museum and the first Director of the Ho Chi Minh Museum.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/moi-dip-sinh-nhat-trong-nhung-nam-cuoi-doi-bac-ho-thuong-lam-gi-2402441.html