Hanoi (VNA) – A special music show was held at Ho Guom Opera House in Hanoi on April 28 in anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification (April 30), the 80th anniversary of the Traditional Day of the People's Public Security (August 19) and the 20th anniversary of the All people safeguard the Fatherland's security" festival (August 19).
Organised by the Ministry of Public Security, the show titled “The Party in the Spring of Great Victory” saw the presence of Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, and members of the Party Central Committee, current and former leaders of the Party Central Committee, ministries, agencies and Hanoi authoritie✃s, along with r💦evolutionary veterans, war heroes, heroic Vietnamese mothers, heroes of the People's Armed Forces.
Party General Secretary To Lam and delegates attend the show titled "The Party in the Spring of Great Victory” held at Ho Guom Opera House on April 28. (Photo: VNA)
The show, broadcast live on Vietnam Television channel, featured a repertoire of songs celebrating the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s 95-year journey and its historic milestones. The performances vividly depicted key moments in the nation’s history, highlighting the leadership of the Party, President Ho Chi Minh, and generations of soldiers who sacrificed their youth to forge glorious chapters in Vietnam’s story. Each carefully chosen song evoked deep national pride and reaffirmed a timeless truth that following the Party is a choice of faith and the path to Vietnam’s victorious spring.
A repꦺresentative of the organising board described the event as a heroic symphony honouring the CPV and President Ho Chi Minh as guiding lights for the nation, saying that the show serves as a musical bridge connecting Vietnam’s proud past with its ongoing journey of renewal, inspiring aspiration🦄s for progress in a new era./.
Through special performances, the show paid tribute to the Party’s 95-year journey, honouring the monumental contributions by the Communist Party of Vietnam, President Ho Chi Minh, revolutionary heroes, and veterans.
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