President attends art programme commemorating late Party leader Le Duan
President Vo Van Thuong attended an art programme in Ho Chi Minh City on July 9 to commemorate General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Le Duan on the occasion of the late leader’s 37th death anniversary (July 10, 1986-2023).
HCM City (VNA) – President Vo Van Thuong attendedan art programme in Ho Chi Minh City on July 9 to commemorate General Secretaryof the Communist Party of Vietnam Le Duan on the occasion of the late leader’s37th death anniversary (July 10, 1986-2023).
Le Duan, real name Le Van Nhuan, was born on April 7, 1907in Bich La village, Trieu Dong commune, Quang Tri province’s Trieu Phongdistrict. He was the Party’s First Secretary and then GeneralSecretary from 1960 to 1986.
The programme is a chance for audience to pay tribute to an outstanding Party leader, and get a deeper insight of his life and revolutionarycareer as well as the sentiments that people in the south and his homelandQuang Tri province have towards the leader.
President Vo Van Thuong as well as incumbent and former Party, State leaders at the art programme (Photo: VNA)
The programme featured 15 songs and dances performed by Bong Sen(Lotus) Traditional Music and Dance Theatre, Military Zone 7 Art Troupe andrenowned singers including Quoc Hung and Nguyen Huong Giang.
The art programme to commemorate Party General Secretary LeDuan will be performed in some of localities./.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong cut the ribbons to launch an exhibition depicting late Party General Secretary Le Duan’s life and career in Hanoi on April 5.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong offered incense to commemorate late Party General Secretaries Le Duan and Truong Chinh at their private residences on February 14, on the occasion of the 88th founding anniversary of the CPV (February 3) and the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
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An art performance at the programme (Photo: VNA) 
President Vo Van Thuong as well as incumbent and former Party, State leaders at the art programme (Photo: VNA) 
