

(PLO)- Following in his footsteps, the whole Vietnamese people are gradually completing the long march towards the goal of “rich people, strong country, democracy, justice and civilization”.
At the end of the 19th century, the first half of the 20th century, Vietnam was trampled by the invasion heel of the French colonialists with a brutal rule.
The struggle movements of the Vietnamese people, whether following the path of feudalism or bourgeois democracy, have failed and been brutally suppressed.
Faced with the loss of the country, the dissolution of the country and the crisis of the way to save the country, with his wisdom and bravery, Nguyen Ai Quoc – Ho Chi Minh, although he respected his predecessors, did not approve of his method. Surname.
Therefore, on June 5, 1911, on the ship Amiral La Touche De Tréville, the young Nguyen Tat Thanh (the young name of Nguyen Ai Quoc – Ho Chi Minh) left the country, starting the journey of thousands of years. miles, to find the light to illuminate the way for the Vietnamese revolution.
DIndependence for the nation, happiness for the people
Luggage and motivation for Nguyen Ai Quoc – Ho Chi Minh when he was in his early twenties decided to leave his homeland, the country with only two empty hands and the idea of walking and working to earn a living is thirst. burning hope “to make our country independent, our people completely free, all compatriots have food to wear, everyone can study”.
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From December 25 to 30, 1920, Nguyen Ai Quoc attended the 18th Congress of the French Socialist Party in Tours City. Photo: Documentation |
That aspiration has been formed since childhood, molded by the patriotic and people-loving traditions of the homeland and family. Nghe An is a land of talented people, nurturing many famous patriots and heroes in Vietnamese history.
Nguyen Sinh Sac – the father of Ho Chi Minh is a great personality, rich in humanity, ready to resign from the mandarin because he does not want to serve the henchmen’s court and bully the people. He once confided in his son Nguyen Tat Thanh: “Being a mandarin, even if you keep yourself clean, you cannot avoid all mistakes. If I sow injustice alone, I will have to endure three generations of resentment… I will lose my virtue. Come on, go baby! The country is lost, I’m looking for it… Sooner or later, I will be a victim, not a murderer on this high chair.”
Ho Chi Minh himself, with his wisdom, compassion, depth and sensitivity, soon suffered when he witnessed the poverty, oppression and exploitation of his compatriots, the crimes of the colonialists and Thais. the cowardice and weakness of the mandarins of the Southern dynasty…
The boy Cung once asked his parents: “The big man’s teeth are big, his belly is lying on the car, forcing him to drag him away, dad?”. When in Saigon, when he saw everyone shouting to chase down two thieves and bring them to the Western police station, Nguyen Tat Thanh choked up and said to his friend: “The thief robbed his whole country, his whole race. I did not see anyone shouting to get up and fight.”
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Nguyen Tat Thanh left the country on the ship Amiral La Touche De Tréville. Photo: Documentation |
It can be said that Ho Chi Minh has absorbed his concerns, worries, longings, and feelings of his homeland and nation and is determined to find a way to liberate the nation, to pursue independence, freedom, and food. no, warm coat. That is the aspiration for a more developed, prosperous and happy country.
In his journey of thousands of miles, he has almost traveled across the five continents and four seas, leaving footprints in many countries; doing many jobs to earn a living and do revolutionary activities; been chased and imprisoned by imperial forces…
After many efforts, Ho Chi Minh saw the light of the Russian October Revolution, Marxism-Leninism and affirmed: “In order to save the country and liberate the nation, there is no other way than the proletarian revolution. “.
Arousing the desire to develop a prosperous country
History has proven that the proletarian revolutionary path sought in the ten-thousand-mile journey of Nguyen Ai Quoc – Ho Chi Minh was a right choice.
It has been 112 years, the mountains and rivers have been unified, a term has been obtained, the renovation cause has achieved many great achievements, our country has never had “the opportunity, potential, position and international prestige”. like nowadays. The value of Ho Chi Minh’s thought, morality and style, including his public service, which paved the way for the Vietnamese revolution of the event of June 5, 1911, was emphasized by the Communist Party of Vietnam. forever illuminating the way” and “persistently, applying and creatively developing Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh’s thought… This is a matter of principle, of vital significance for our regime, the solid foundation of our Party”.
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Dr. Nguyen Quynh Anh |
Following in his footsteps, the whole Vietnamese people are gradually completing the long march towards the goal of “rich people, strong country, democracy, justice and civilization”, “awakening the desire to develop a prosperous country”, happy”.
Ho Chi Minh City is proud to be the city named after Uncle Ho, where Uncle Ho went to find a way to save the country has been, step by step, becoming a city full of vitality. The Party and State of Vietnam also have a lot of interest in the construction of the southern key economic region, especially Ho Chi Minh City.
The city is allowed to implement many outstanding mechanisms and policies. Resolution 31/2022 of the Politburo on orientations and tasks to develop Ho Chi Minh City to 2030, with a vision to 2045 has established the view that building and developing Ho Chi Minh City is an important political task of the Politburo. The whole Party, the people, the army, the whole political system, especially the Party Committee, the government and the people of the city with the motto: “HCMC for the whole country, the whole country for Ho Chi Minh City”. Accordingly, by 2030, Ho Chi Minh City will become a civilized, modern, loving, dynamic and creative city and by 2045 will develop on a par with major cities in the world.
Under the guiding light of Ho Chi Minh’s thought and leadership and concern of the Party, all cadres, party members and people of the city must constantly try and promote all resources with spirit and wisdom. highest level to realize the above goal.
This is a job to contribute to the revolutionary cause of the whole nation, blowing the aspiration to develop a prosperous and happy country that Ho Chi Minh always aspires to.
Dr. NGUYEN QUANG ANH, Vice Dean of Faculty of Political Theory and Social Sciences, Humanities, University of People’s Security