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Leaders pay tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh

VGP - Vietnamese leaders paid tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Ha Noi on August 31 to mark Viet Nam’s 73rd National Day (September 2).

August 31, 2018 2:25 PM GMT+7

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The leaders included Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, President Tran Dai Quang, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man, along with a number of former Party, State and Government leaders.

The activity aims to commemorate late President Ho Chi Minh, the founder of the Party, who made great, remarkable contributions to the country’s revolutionary cause.

The delegation also laid flowers at the Monument for Heroic Martyrs at Bac Son street.

The same day, a number of delegations, including those from the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Public Security and Ha Noi also paid homage to late President Ho Chi Minh and the heroic martyrs.

The birth of the Communist Party of Viet Nam on February 3, 1930 was an important historical event and a turning-point in the history of the Vietnamese revolution, marking a milestone in the country’s development.

                                                                                                                  By Vien Nhu