The northern province of Hung Yen, hometown of the late Party chiefNguyen Van Linh, is busy with activities commemorating his 100th birthanniversary.
They include a seminar and a stringof music performances honouring the life and revolutionary career of thelate leader by professional and amateur dancers and vocalists.
On the occasion, the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra also staged aconcert of popular Vietnamese and world musical pieces in Hung Yen.
Nguyen Van Linh, General Secretary of the CommunistParty of Vietnam from 1986 to 1991, is known as a staunch communist andreformist leader who strongly promoted the “ Doi Moi” process inVietnam.
Born asNguyen Van Cuc on July 1, 1915 into a civil servant family in Hanoi,Nguyen Van Linh joined the patriotic movement at the age of 14.
After national reunification,Nguyen Van Linh served as Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee.He was elected Party General Secretary at the 6th National PartyCongress in December 1986, and became the first Party leader to lead andorganize the implementation of the Party resolution on “ Doi Moi ”,which marked a historic turning point in Vietnam’s revolutionary cause.
Nguyen Van Linhinitiated and pursued the principles of Doi Moi while keeping to thesocialist orientation, maintaining and promoting the Party’s leadershipand respecting and bringing into full play the people’s right to masteryas reflected in the motto “people know, people discuss, people do andpeople inspect.”
TheDoi Moi process has reaped important achievements and created a firmfoundation for the country to develop rapidly.
Linh and the Party Central Committee also devoted great efforts tocleaning up Party and State mechanisms, creating a flow of fresh air tosociety. His column “Things to be done immediately” on Nhan Dannewspaper won public approval for attacking negative phenomena in thecommunity and creating an open and democratic social atmosphere.
Nguyen Van Linh passed away on April 28, 1998.
He was praised by both the Party and the people as a staunch andprestigious communist and an outstanding student of President Ho ChiMinh.-VNA
They include a seminar and a stringof music performances honouring the life and revolutionary career of thelate leader by professional and amateur dancers and vocalists.
On the occasion, the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra also staged aconcert of popular Vietnamese and world musical pieces in Hung Yen.
Nguyen Van Linh, General Secretary of the CommunistParty of Vietnam from 1986 to 1991, is known as a staunch communist andreformist leader who strongly promoted the “ Doi Moi” process inVietnam.
Born asNguyen Van Cuc on July 1, 1915 into a civil servant family in Hanoi,Nguyen Van Linh joined the patriotic movement at the age of 14.
After national reunification,Nguyen Van Linh served as Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee.He was elected Party General Secretary at the 6th National PartyCongress in December 1986, and became the first Party leader to lead andorganize the implementation of the Party resolution on “ Doi Moi ”,which marked a historic turning point in Vietnam’s revolutionary cause.
Nguyen Van Linhinitiated and pursued the principles of Doi Moi while keeping to thesocialist orientation, maintaining and promoting the Party’s leadershipand respecting and bringing into full play the people’s right to masteryas reflected in the motto “people know, people discuss, people do andpeople inspect.”
TheDoi Moi process has reaped important achievements and created a firmfoundation for the country to develop rapidly.
Linh and the Party Central Committee also devoted great efforts tocleaning up Party and State mechanisms, creating a flow of fresh air tosociety. His column “Things to be done immediately” on Nhan Dannewspaper won public approval for attacking negative phenomena in thecommunity and creating an open and democratic social atmosphere.
Nguyen Van Linh passed away on April 28, 1998.
He was praised by both the Party and the people as a staunch andprestigious communist and an outstanding student of President Ho ChiMinh.-VNA
