This is one of many activities to mark the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025).
The ceremony was attended by Former President Truong Tan Sang, former member of the Party Central Committee; Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Communication and Mass Mobilisation Huynh Thanh Dat; representatives of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, leaders and former leaders of Long An Province; relatives and families of revolutionary soldiers Vo Van Tan and Vo Van Ngan and many people.
The project items include: Memorial house for Vo Van Tan and Vo Van Ngan; exhibition house, sculpture of revolutionary soldier Vo Van Tan; construction of Vo Van Ngan's tomb; restoration and embellishment of the historical relic at Duc Hoa intersection area, auxiliary items and equipment procurement.
The project aims to preserve the original elements of the relic, minimise the harmful effects of nature and humans on the relic, and at the same time combine with restoration, reconstruction, landscape and exhibition works.
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Vice Chairman of Long An Provincial People's Committee Pham Tan Hoa speaks at the ceremony. |
At the ceremony, Vice Chairman of Long An Provincial People's Committee Pham Tan Hoa said that the historical site at Duc Hoa intersection is the place that marked the largest anti-French demonstration in the South up to that time by 5,000 people of Duc Hoa District on June 4, 1930 under the leadership of the Party.
This is also the place associated with the direct leadership role of Vo Van Tan, Vo Van Ngan and Chau Van Liem.
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Secretary of Long An Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Quyet (second from right) and Chairman of Long An Provincial People's Committee (first from left) present flowers to former President Truong Tan Sang and the sponsor. |
This is a project of special significance, aiming to recognise and honour the blood sacrifices and great contributions of revolutionary generations in the struggle for national independence, contributing to fostering patriotism, educating ideals, historical traditions, and revolution for today's and future generations.
