OVs remember President Ho Chi Minh on birth anniversary
The Hongyan Revolutionary Memorial Hall in China’s southwestern city of Chongqing has become a popular destination for tourists seeking to learn about revolutionary activities of communist leaders such as Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai of China, and especially President Ho Chi Minh, and holds a special significance for Vietnamese people residing in China.
Representatives of the Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria pose for a group photo after laying a wreath at the boulevard named after President Ho Chi Minh in the capital city of Algiers on the occasion of the 133rd birth anniversary of the late leader. (Photo: VNA)
Beijing (VNA)💝 – The Hongyan RevolutionaryMemorial Hall in China’s southwestern city ofChongqing has become a popular destination for tourists seeking tolearn about revolutionary activities of communist leaders such as Mao Zedong,Zhou Enlai of China, and especially President Ho Chi Minh, and holds a specialsignificance for Vietnamese people residing in China.
At this memorial site, there is a small room on thesecond floor that served as the living and working space of President Ho Chi Minh in 1939-1940 inChina. The room contains simple items such as a single bed, a set of workingdesk and chair, bookshelves, and a few other objects.
Each item in this room evokes memories about a time filledwith challenges during the revolutionary history of Vietnam, showing a simple way of life, the humble and modeststyle of the late Vietnamese leader.
🌸 On the occasionof the 133rd birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh, representatives of theVietnamese Embassy in Algeria laid a wreath at the boulevardnamed after him in the capital city of Algiers.
On May 19 morning,they also offered incense to the late President at the embassy. The overseas Vietnamese inLaos also held various activities to pay respect to the late President on the occasion./.
The Hanoi chapter of the Vietnam-Russia Friendship Association on May 12 held a workshop on President Ho Chi Minh's revolutionary activities in Russia and at K9 relic site in Hanoi's outlying district of Ba Vi.
Philip Fernandez, a member of the Canada-Vietnam Friendship Society (CVFS), has highlighted the life and revolutionary career of President Ho Chi Minh during an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the 133rd birth anniversary of the late leader (May 19, 1890 – 2023).
Thanh Phan, a Vietnamese expatriate living in the UK, has shared his memories of President Ho Chi Minh who dedicated his whole life to the fight for the Vietnamese nation and people, on the occasion of the late leader’s 133rd birth anniversary (May 19, 1890).
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Representatives of the Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria pose for a group photo after laying a wreath at the boulevard named after President Ho Chi Minh in the capital city of Algiers on the occasion of the 133rd birth anniversary of the late leader. (Photo: VNA) 
