The exhibition features 1,000 documents and photos on former General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh’s life and career.
The six-day event is part of activities to commemorate the 100th birthday of former General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh (July 1, 1915 – July 1, 2015).
The exhibition aims to honour the significant contributions of Former General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh, who is credited with launching the Doi Moi reform in 1986 that lifted Vietnam out of the post-war economic crisis to become a middle-income country.
The exhibition is expected to be held in Hung Yen on June 29 and 30.
On the same day, Ho Chi Minh City’s People’s Committee and the Vietnam Fatherland Front in Ho Chi Minh City organized a workshop featuring former Party General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh and his revolutionary career.
Nearly 100 presentations at the workshop analyzed Nguyen Van Linh’s role as a staunch leader, his close relationship with Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Committee and people, and his inspiring patriotism and devotion. The participants reviewed his revolutionary career, contributions to the revolution and national reform, and his strong leadership.
Nguyen Van Linh was born in 1915 in Giai Pham commune in Yen My district. During the American Resistance War, Linh served as the secretary of the Central Office for South Vietnam. He became the Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City in 1976 and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam in 1986.
