Seminar Importance and historical value of the prison camp at Cho Quan Hospital, where Comrade Tran Phu, the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, was imprisoned and died. by the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, the People's Committee of District 5, Ho Chi Minh City in collaboration with the Hospital for Tropical Diseases and the Ho Chi Minh Museum.
The prison area of Cho Quan Hospital, where the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Tran Phu, was detained and died, is located in the campus of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases (HCMC)
Attending the seminar were Mr. Duong Anh Duc, Vice Chairman of HCMC People's Committee, Mr. Pham Chanh Truc, former Deputy Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, Mr. Pham Duc Hai, Deputy Head of Propaganda Department of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee and many others. Industry leaders, researchers…
City leaders visit the prison on the morning of May 26.5
On August 26.8.1931, 6.9.1931, the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Tran Phu, after being arrested, tortured and seriously ill, was brought to this prison. On September 27, XNUMX, Tran Phu died at the age of XNUMX after leaving a message: "Keep your fighting spirit".
Cho Quan Hospital is now a Hospital for Tropical Diseases (HCMC)
Cho Quan Hospital at the end of the 19th century
Hospitalization certificate of Cho Quan Hospital in 1955
Map and layout of the prison in Cho Quan Hospital in August 8.1961
There is no document determining the date of establishment of the prison, but it is possible that the prison was built and operated from about 1874-1875. This is a place associated with the history of Cho Quan Hospital - the earliest Western medicine hospital in Vietnam.
The prison area was recognized as a national historical-cultural relic on November 16.11.1988, XNUMX
In addition to Tran Phu, the prison is also a place to hold many revolutionary soldiers such as Tran Nao, Le Hong Phong, Ha Huy Tap, Tran Van Giau, Nguyen Van Troi...
General Secretary Tran Phu's cell
The prison area of Cho Quan Hospital was recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Sports as a national historical-cultural relic on November 16.11.1988, XNUMX.
Men's Detention Center
This is also the place where many revolutionary soldiers are detained such as Tran Nao, Ha Huy Tap, Nguyen Van Troi...
Personal cell
The place where female prisoners are kept
Historical witness Le Thi Hien (87 years old) was detained here in 1968
Starting from the day when Cho Quan Hospital opened its doors to receive patients on February 13.2.1861, XNUMX, the Hospital for Tropical Diseases was established as the oldest hospital in Vietnam by the Vietnam Record Organization (VIETKINGS), an affiliated unit. Central Committee of Vietnam Record Association recognized.
Due to the deterioration of the relic over time, on April 18.4.2023, 1.5.2024, the People's Council of Ho Chi Minh City approved the Resolution "Renovating and embellishing the national historic site of the prison camp Cho Quan Hospital is located within the framework of the prison. member of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases”. The project will be completed on May 120, XNUMX, right on the occasion of the XNUMXth birthday of General Secretary Tran Phu.
