This is one of the meaningful activities towards the 100th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21, 1925 - June 21, 2025) and the 50th anniversary of Ho Chi Minh City Press.
In the history of Vietnamese revolutionary journalism, Saigon is a place that marks the public struggle of the Indochinese Communist Party's newspapers. One of the typical newspapers that left a mark in the history of Vietnamese revolutionary journalism is Le Peuple Newspaper and Dan Chung Newspaper.
Leaders of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City and the People's Committee of Nguyen Thai Binh Ward launched the national historical relic signboard "Headquarters of Le Peuple Newspaper and Dan Chung Newspaper".
Speaking at the launching ceremony, Ms. Tran Anh Dao, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Nguyen Thai Binh Ward (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) said: In 1938, at 43 Hamelin Street - Saigon, now 43 Le Thi Hong Gam (District 1), Le Peuple Newspaper and Dan Chung Newspaper were born. This is the mouthpiece published by the Indochinese Communist Party, playing an important role in the revolutionary struggle movement in the period of 1937-1939.
During this period, the two General Secretaries of the Indochinese Communist Party, Ha Huy Tap and Nguyen Van Cu, together with the Editorial Board of 7 comrades, respectively directed the publication of the content of Le Peuple and Dan Chung Newspapers in Saigon; advocated and led the Party's public press movement; was a sharp weapon that effectively encouraged and supported the mass movement to fight for freedom, democracy, improve living conditions, fight against colonial reactionaries, fascists and war, leading to the birth of the Indochinese Democratic Front.
National Historical Site Signboard "Le Peuple Newspaper Headquarters and Dan Chung Newspaper" in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
On September 7, 1939, the French colonialists in Cochinchina ordered the newspaper to close, confiscated all assets, and arrested the Editorial Board. After more than a year of existence, Dan Chung Newspaper successfully fulfilled its historic mission: to be a forum for propagating Marxism-Leninism and the Party's revolutionary line to the public at home and abroad; to win the fight for freedom of speech, to contribute to enriching the Vietnamese language, and to contribute brilliant pages in the history of Vietnam's revolutionary press.
Delegates in front of the national historical site "Le Peuple Newspaper Headquarters and Dan Chung Newspaper".
The birth of Le Peuple Newspaper and Dan Chung Newspaper was a milestone in the history and revolutionary journalism career of our Party before the August Revolution of 1945. On November 16, 1988, the headquarters of Dan Chung Newspaper was recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) as a National Historical Relic in Ho Chi Minh City.
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day, in order to encourage and promote achievements and efforts to contribute more to the revolutionary press career; to honor and preserve the historical value of the relic and to show gratitude to the contributions of journalists; to implement the direction of the leaders of Ho Chi Minh City and the People's Committee of District 1, the People's Committee of Nguyen Thai Binh Ward renovated and installed a new introduction board of the National Historical Relic of the Headquarters of Le Peuple Newspaper and Dan Chung Newspaper at 43 Le Thi Hong Gam.
Source: https://cand.com.vn/van-hoa/ra-mat-bang-hieu-di-tich-lich-su-cap-quoc-gia-tru-so-bao-le-peuple-va-bao-dan-chung-i771984/
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