Leaders pay tribute to late President on birth anniversary
Party, State and Front leaders paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on May 18 on the occasion of the late leader’s 127th birth anniversary (May 19, 1890).
Leaders pay tribute to late President at his mausoleum (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Party, State and Front leaders paid tribute to PresidentHo Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on May 18 on the occasion of the lateleader’s 127th birth anniversary (May 19, 1890).
They included Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi KimNgan and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Nguyen Thien Nhan, togetherwith former Party, State and National Assembly leaders, war veterans andrepresentatives from ministries and sectors.
They recalled the life and career of the late President, who devoted his entirelife to the national liberation cause and worked tirelessly for peace andprogress in the world.
President Ho Chi Minh led the nation to success in the struggle for nationalindependence and in establishing the Democratic Republic of Vietnam followingthe August Revolution in 1945. He passed away in 1969.
Also in the morning, officials from the Defence Ministry, the Ministry ofPublic Security, and Hanoi paid homage to the late President.
They later laid a wreath at the Memorial to War Heroes.-VNA
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Leaders pay tribute to late President at his mausoleum (Source: VNA) 
