Photo: ICAP
Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary work was commemorated today on his 132nd birthdayduring a tribute at the park that bears his name in the Cuban capital.
Representatives of the Cuban Institute for Friendship with Peoples (ICAP) and the Embassy of the Asian Nation, together with school children and members of the community, recalled this Uncle Ho, who was born by historical coincidence on May 19, 1890, the same day national hero José Martí fell in battle in 1895.
The Vice President of the Cuba-Vietnam Friendship Society, Fredesmán Turró, stressed Ho Chi Minh’s legacy, the clarity of his thinking and the consistency of his ideas with the ideology of José Martí and Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro.
He referred to the final victory of the Vietnamese in 1975, “which made the dream come true of Ho Chi Minh, who did not see the flag of freedom waved in Saigon, a city that today bears his name and where people live the ideals live Another nation will be true, beautiful, peaceful and prosperous.”
He concluded with the statement Cuba and Vietnam will continue to strengthen their bonds of brotherhood and solidarity in defense of peace and socialism.
Photo: ICAP
Nguyen Van Du, vice president of the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam, thanked the honor and recalled Uncle Ho, “a great figure in world history, very popular with all Vietnamese, a fervent communist fighter, always willing to even give his own life for that.” revolutionary work, honored father of the nation”.
He recalled the words of Fidel during his visit to Vietnam in 1973, when he said: (…) in the life of comrade Ho Chi Minh, in his political thinking, in his clear tactical and strategic conception, all oppressed peoples have one very rich source of wisdom and knowledge to deal with their own problems.
The vice president of the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam, who is leading a delegation in Havana, hoped that brotherhood between Vietnam and Cuba would be strengthened and that revolutionary work in the two nations would win new and greater victories.
The ceremony was attended by Víctor Gaute, Vice President of ICAP; Vietnamese Ambassador Le Thanh Tung; and Nancy Coro Aguiar, an official in the International Relations Department of the party’s Central Committee.
Photo: ICAP
You remember the Apostle and Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam
The historic friendship between Cuba and Vietnam was highlighted again when a ceremony was held in Hanoi where Cubans and Vietnamese honored their two great national heroesJose Marti and Ho Chi Minh.
The efforts of one and the other to win independence for their nations were highlighted when floral offerings were laid before a bust of the Cuban apostle in a central park in Hanoi.
The second head of the island’s embassy in Vietnam, Joy Puentes, stressed that despite the particular realities of their countries and the geographical distance between them, José Martí and Ho Chi Minh shared ideas and principles that continue to guide the construction of more just societies in their countries.
These ideas and principles, put into practice by the two nations’ communist parties, also forged a special friendship between Ho Chi Minh and the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, although they also did not know each other, he pointed out thereupon.
Kỷ niệm 132 năm Ngày sinh Chủ tịch Hồ Chi Minh (19.5.1890 – 19.5.2022), sung 19.5.2022
We honor President Ho Chi Minh at the mausoleum that bears his name in Hanoi on the 132nd anniversary of the birth of the hero of national independence #Vietnam. pic.twitter.com/Fd8q2Xd8zM
— Embassy of Cuba in Vietnam / Đại sứ quán Cuba (@EmbaCubaVietnam) May 19, 2022
For his part Nguyen Viet Thao, Vice President of the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association, recalled that it was Martí who sowed the seeds of friendship between the two peoples with his chronicle A walk through the land of the Anamites.
José Martí and Ho Chi Minh were not lucky enough to see the culmination of the works to which they dedicated their lives, but their successors feel they are present at every new victory, and we cherish their revolutionary legacy as a valid guide for action present and future, said.
Puentes and Thao stressed that even today, of immortality, these two universal men contemplate the ties of deep friendship, affection and respect that the two countries profess in their more than 60 years of diplomatic relations.
Afterwards, participants in the event made offerings of flowers in front of the Mausoleum of the Architect of Vietnam’s Independence and visited the humble house where the distinguished Uncle Ho lived, the Presidential Palace and other places associated with his prolific existence.
Both activities were attended by members of the Cuban Embassy, island students and workers on missions in the Indochinese nation, representatives of the Vietnamese Communist Party and Vietnamese studying in the largest of the Antilles.
💐 White roses for masters in Hanoi
friends of #Vietnam 🇻🇳 and #Cuba 🇨🇺 gave that up #may 19 tribute to our national hero, #Jose Martiin front of the bust that the Vietnamese brothers put up in Tao Dan Park 17 years ago.
🌐 https://t.co/UdOzghv5Vw #MartíLive pic.twitter.com/TnRBtkxcFG
— Embassy of Cuba in Vietnam / Đại sứ quán Cuba (@EmbaCubaVietnam) May 19, 2022
(With information from ACN and Prensa Latina)