Top legislator attends talk on late President Ton Duc Thang
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on August 20 attended a talk about late President Ton Duc Thang on the occasion of his 130th birth anniversary.
From left: NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, former NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung and NA Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien, at the talk (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan onAugust 20 attended a talk about late President Ton Duc Thang on the occasion ofhis 130th birth anniversary.
Participants at the event recalled the life andrevolutionary career of the late President.
Born on August 20, 1888 at Ong Ho islet, An Hoa village, nowMy Hoa Hung commune of Long Xuyen city, An Giang province, Ton Duc Thang joinedthe patriotic movement against the French colonialists since young age. Duringthe time working abroad, he participated in workers’ movement in France, therising of the French Navy in the Black Sea in support of the October Revolutionin Russia.
Returning to Vietnam in 1920, the late President founded thefirst workers’ union in Vietnam and led the worker’ movement in Sai Gon, withthe Ba Son strike being the most typical example of the movement’s activities.He then joined the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth's Union and was entrusted withseveral key positions. He was arrested by the French colonialists in 1929 andwas imposed 20 years of hard labour in prision. In Con Dao prison, he was amongthe founders of the first Party cell in prison.
With the success of the August Revolution, Ton Duc Thangregained his freedom and immediately joined the resistance war against theFrench invaders. He was assigned many important missions by the Party, and inany position, Ton Duc Thang fulfilled his duty, setting a bright example of patriotism,firm revolutionary will, loyalty and revolutionary ethics.
His great contributions to the Vietnamese revolution, theworld peace movement and international friendship had won recognition in theform of many noble order and awards. He was the first person to be conferredwith the Sao Vang (Golden Star) Order by the Vietnamese Party and State. He wasalso awarded with the Lenin Order and the Lenin Prize of the Soviet Union.-VNA
President Ton Duc Thang was born on August 20, 1888 into a peasant family in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang. This year marks the 130th anniversary of his birthday.
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From left: NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, former NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung and NA Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien, at the talk (Source: VNA) 
