SOLEMNLY ORGANIZED MEMORIAL CEREMONY FOR FORMER PRESIDENT TRAN DUC LUONG

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh , Head of the National Funeral Organizing Committee, presided over the funeral ceremony.

According to the Permanent Deputy Prime Minister, in memory of former President Tran Duc Luong, in the past few days, more than 830 delegations with more than 10,500 people, representing agencies, organizations, localities, units, people's armed forces, intellectuals, religious dignitaries, domestic and international organizations and individuals have come to pay their respects to the former President at the National Funeral House (No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi ), Thong Nhat Hall (HCMC) and his hometown.

Among them, many diplomatic delegations, international organizations, leaders of many countries, and international friends sent condolences to the Party, State, people, and family of the former President.

General Secretary To Lam and other leaders and former leaders of the Party and State held a moment of silence to commemorate former President Tran Duc Luong.

President Luong Cuong, Head of the Funeral Committee, read the eulogy.

Next, President Luong Cuong, Head of the Funeral Committee, read the eulogy.

After the eulogy by President Luong Cuong, to express condolences to former President Tran Duc Luong, leaders, former leaders of the Party, State, Vietnam Fatherland Front, compatriots, comrades, and family observed a minute of silence.

General Secretary To Lam and President Luong Cuong walked around the coffin for the last time to bid farewell to former President Tran Duc Luong - Photo: VNA

After a moment of respectful silence, Mr. Tran Tuan Anh, son of former President Tran Duc Luong, on behalf of his family, spoke, expressing gratitude to the leaders and former leaders of the Party, State, Vietnam Fatherland Front, ministries, branches, central and local organizations, leaders of countries, international friends...

The family circled the coffin for the last time, bidding farewell to former President Tran Duc Luong - Photo: VNA

Amid solemn music, family representatives, Party and State leaders, and former Party and State leaders walked around the coffin to bid farewell to former President Tran Duc Luong to his final resting place.

At the same time, at Thong Nhat Hall, Ho Chi Minh City and at Hall T50, Quang Ngai Provincial Military Command, No. 142 Le Trung Dinh, Quang Ngai City, the memorial service for former President Tran Duc Luong also took place.

Party and State leaders transfer the coffin of former President Tran Duc Luong

On May 24, at the National Funeral Home - No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi, the Party Central Committee, the National Assembly, the President, the Government, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the family solemnly held a State Funeral Ceremony for Comrade Tran Duc Luong, former Politburo member and former President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

After the memorial service, at 3:00 p.m. the same day, the funeral of former President Tran Duc Luong will take place at his hometown cemetery, Pho Khanh commune, Duc Pho town, Quang Ngai province.

Comrade Tran Duc Luong, former member of the Politburo, former President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, former Chairman of the National Defense and Security Council, was born on May 5, 1937; hometown: Pho Khanh commune, Duc Pho district (now Duc Pho town), Quang Ngai province; permanent residence at No. 298, Van Phuc street, Lieu Giai ward, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi city.

After a period of serious illness, despite the devoted treatment of the Party, the State, the collective of professors, doctors, and nurses, and the wholehearted care of his family, due to old age and serious illness, he passed away at 22:51, May 20, 2025 (April 23, At Ty year), at his home, at the age of 88.

During more than 50 years of revolutionary activities, he made many great contributions to the glorious revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation. He was awarded the Gold Star Order, the 65-year Party membership badge and many other noble orders, medals, awards and titles by the Party and the State./.

According to baochinhphu.vn

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