Politburo member Trac acknowledged and highly lauded the efforts of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, Con Dao District and the staff of the Con Dao National Monuments Conservation Centre for performing well the task of preserving, embellishing and promoting the value of the relic site.
He also emphasised that each relic on Con Dao Island has great value, marking the resilient struggle of generations of revolutionary soldiers.
Therefore, performing well the tasks of preserving and embellishing the Con Dao Prison special national relic site is a responsibility as well as an honour and mission for Con Dao District in particular and of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province in particular, he noted.
It will also help promote the value of the relic site, serving research, study and sightseeing for both domestic and international tourists, he added.
A decision to build Con Dao prison was issued in 1862. It encompassed eight prison blocks, each covering 10,000-25,000 square metres, and dozens of auxiliary cells, capable of detaining tens of thousands of prisoners.
Con Dao prison witnessed Vietnamese revolutionaries with their staunch spirit endure the brutal torture of French colonialists, and later American imperialists, from 1930 to 1975. It was estimated that one prisoner died every day.
Vietnam’s outstanding leaders, including late President Ton Duc Thang, late Party General Secretary Le Duan, and late Party General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh were once held in the prison.
