For more than half a century now, every month of May, Vietnamese people across the country respectfully commemorate President Ho Chi Minh- the genius leader of the nation- who has dedicated lifelong to the independence and freedom of the Fatherland and the happiness of the people. This year, the 135th anniversary of his birth is more and more profound, reminding us of Uncle Ho's merits to the nation. True to the emotional affirmation of the late General Secretary Le Duan on behalf of the whole Party, our entire people talked about Uncle Ho: "Our people, our people, our country have given birth to President Ho Chi Minh, a great national hero, and he himself radiant our people, our people and the country of our country" 1. That sentence has become a sacred truth, vibrating the hearts of Vietnamese people when it comes to the name of the person - Uncle Ho has a lot of love. The image of Uncle Ho deposits in the minds of each person, always present, adding strength to our people on the development journey. It has been 56 years since he traveled away, he was still working with us on every journey of the country today and tomorrow.
The great heritage of a simple person
President Ho Chi Minh's great revolutionary career has left an invaluable heritage. From the patriotic young man Nguyen Tat Thanh left Nha Rong harbor in 1911 to find a way to save the country, he had traveled around the five continents, absorbing Marx-Leninism and found the proletariat revolution to liberate the nation. The founder of the Communist Party of Vietnam in the spring of 1930 - a dazzling milestone, ending the crisis of the way of salvation at that time. Under the leadership of the Party by the founder and training, our people made the great victory of the August Revolution in 1945, the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, opened the era of independence for the nation. Then, he led the entire nation to conduct two resistance wars against colonialists, the imperialist invasion, making the famous Dien Bien Phu victory in the five continents (1954) and the great victory of the spring shocking the Earth (1975), collecting a river to a relationship, bringing the country into an era of independence, unity, peace and building socialism.
Not only is the great leader in the cause of national liberation, President Ho Chi Minh also laid a solid foundation for the country's future with his noble ideology and moral example. His thought is a system of comprehensive and profound views on the Vietnamese revolution, crystallizing the traditional values of the nation and the quintessence of human thought. The core of that thought is the national independence aspiration associated with socialism, because the ultimate goal is to bring freedom, warmth and happiness to the people. Even in the most arduous years, he still asserted an immutable truth: "Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom." That statement has become the motto of action for the whole Party and our entire people in the struggle to protect the Fatherland, and so far still intact. Ho Chi Minh's thought is also reflected in all areas: From the viewpoint of people considering the root of every job to the strategy of great unity of the whole nation; From the thought of building the state "of the people, by the people, for the people" to the way of peace and friendship, friendship and cooperation with other countries. He always emphasized the role of the people: "It is easy for hundreds of times without people to bear it, it is difficult for thousands of times to finish", promoting the solidarity of all Vietnamese patriotic people. He always takes care of building a very clean and strong ruling party; Promoting revolutionary morality with the qualities "need, thrift, integrity, righteousness, impartiality" as the foundation.
At President Ho Chi Minh, morality and ideology unified in a simple, humble and extremely noble lifestyle. All his life, people who live pure and humble. Because of that pure morality, President Ho Chi Minh left a vivid and specific example for generations to study and follow. The qualities "need, thrifty, integrity, righteousness, impartiality" but the teacher is not only an ideal for every cadre and party member to follow but also become a standard for everyone. He asserted: "A people, a party and every human being, yesterday is great, has great appeal, not necessarily today and tomorrow is still loved and praised, if the heart is not pure anymore."
People who do not just say but always practice, set an example, do little to say. That style has created a great strength of solidarity, an absolute trust of the people in Uncle Ho's leadership. His simplicity, sincerity, and caring and approachable behavior have made him a special leader, always living in the hearts of every Vietnamese person and "feeling more pure in our Uncle Ho's heart".
Not only the Vietnamese people, but also the peace-loving and progressive people in the world respect and remember Ho Chi Minh as a symbol of peace, freedom and national liberation. UNESCO honored him as "Hero of National Liberation and Outstanding Cultural figure" in 1987. Ho Chi Minh's ideology contributes to promoting movements to fight against colonialism andimperialism around the world, while inspiring the cause of building a more just and humane world.
Following Uncle Ho's footsteps
More than half a century since Uncle Ho went away, his thoughts and examples continue to look at the road, leading our nation to achieve great achievements and historical significance. The reality of nearly 40 years of renovation has clearly demonstrated: Each proper policy of the Party, each policy of consciousness reflects the inheritance and promoting the creativity of Uncle Ho's thought. Today, in all fields from economy, society, education, health to national defense, security and foreign affairs, we clearly see the imprint of Ho Chi Minh ideology - the basis of orientation for the cause of building and defending the Fatherland in the new period.
Economically, our country has achieved remarkable developments thanks to the steadfast path that the Party and Uncle Ho have chosen. From a poor, backward country before innovation, Vietnam has reached its growing country with average income, the economy grows rapidly and integrates deep into the world economy. The average GDP growth rate from 1986 to 2023 reached about 6.5-7%/year, bringing Vietnam to the group of 35 leading economies in the world and in the top 20 countries with the largest commercial scale. Our country has not only ensured firm food security for more than 100 million people, but also becomes the world's leading rice exporting country and many agricultural products. It can be seen that, thanks to the creative application of Ho Chi Minh thought about independence and self -reliance in combination with the opening of integration, we have built stronger economic potential than ever. The achievement of the renovation has once again affirmed the Party's development line based on Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh thought is completely correct and creative.
In the field of social, the thought of "taking the people as the root" of President Ho Chi Minh is clearly shown in social security policies, poverty reduction and improving people's lives. In the will, he advised: "The Party needs to have a good plan to develop the economy and culture, in order to constantly improve the lives of the people". He once said, "the policy of the Party and the Government is to take care of the people's lives. If the people are hungry, the Party and the Government are at fault; if the people are cold, the Party and the Government are at fault; if the people are ignorant, the Party and the Government are at fault; Imbued with these teachings, our Party and State always consider the improvement of the material and spiritual life of the people as a top and throughout tasks throughout all strategies and plans to develop the country. In recent years, national target programs such as new rural construction, sustainable poverty reduction and socio -economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas have been widely implemented and have achieved important results; The social security system is increasingly completed, the fields of education, health and culture have made significant progress. In particular, the policy of erasing temporary houses and dilapidated houses is being strongly implemented across the country, towards the goal of not letting people live in difficult conditions, no houses in 2025. The spiritual cultural life is also interested in investing with many practical activities and movements, enriching the spiritual life and improving the quality of life of the people.
Regarding education and training, Ho Chi Minh's thought always upholds the role of "planting people" on the national future. He said: "For the sake of ten years of planting trees, for the sake of hundreds of years of planting people", considering education as a leading national policy. Inheriting that thought, our country has put their strength to develop the cause of education and have achieved important results. Up to now, Vietnam has universalized education at the foundation level nationwide, bringing the literacy rate of adults to nearly 100%. Many basic and comprehensive innovation guidelines have been implemented, following the directions that Uncle Ho has raised since the establishment of the country. As a result, today's young generation today has not only strong knowledge but also educated about the ideals, morality, lifestyle, and continuing the revolutionary career that his father's generation passed.
Regarding people's health care, the thought of "love the people, serving the people" of President Ho Chi Minh has penetrated deeply into the health sector of the country. During his lifetime, he once said, "Every person is healthy, that is, the whole country is healthy", set out the task of building a healthy and physical and mental people. Nowadays, we have a strong health system, from grassroots levels to central levels. The network of hospitals and medical examination and treatment facilities has been expanded throughout the regions, many advanced medical techniques on the world have been mastered. The spirit of "physician like a sample" was aroused, the team of physicians day and night dedicated to the example of Uncle Ho to take care of the patient. We are aiming to build a healthy Vietnam, all people live for a long time, live healthy, live healthy, live happily. These results and policies all have a deep impression on the humanitarian thought and the comprehensive human development philosophy of President Ho Chi Minh.
Regarding national defense and security, President Ho Chi Minh shaped the strategic line "Building the country with the country" for the Vietnamese revolution. The founder of the Vietnam People's Army and the People's Police, the foundation for a solid national defense and people's security. Uncle taught: The revolutionary armed forces are the offspring of the people, from the people, for the people to propagate, work, fight and sacrifice. Compliance with Uncle Ho's teachings, fighting, sacrificing protecting the truth "nothing more precious than independence, freedom", we have been building a revolutionary, regular, elite, step -by -step armed forces, and firmly protecting the country in all situations. The posture of the entire people's defense associated with the people's security posture was strengthened and stronger, creating an unknown power to protect the country early and from afar. As a result, Vietnam has maintained political stability for many years, social order and safety, creating favorable premise for economic development, and ready to defeat all conspiracy and anti -sabotage tricks of hostile forces. Ho Chi Minh's thought on national defense, combining national strength with the power of the era continued to be a guideline for us to modernize the armed forces, improve the defense potential, firmly protect the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
In terms of foreign affairs, the diplomatic line of the Ho Chi Minh era has been created by the Party and the State, helping Vietnam to rise to a new stature in the international arena. President Ho Chi Minh soon set out the principle of independent, autonomous, diversified and multilateral diplomacy - which is the core to maintain the interests of the nation and peace and friendship among the peoples. Since 1947, he has affirmed that Vietnam has advocated "making friends with all democratic countries and does not cause resentment to anyone", showing a vision of a peaceful and cooperative diplomacy. Today, that thought has become an action motto: Vietnam is a friend, a reliable partner and a responsible member in the international community. The external achievements we have achieved so far have contributed to maintaining the peaceful and stable environment for development, and at the same time improving the position and prestige of Vietnam in the international arena at the highest level ever. It can be affirmed that these brilliant foreign achievements stem from the thorough grasp of Ho Chi Minh diplomatic thought-combining smoothly between steadfast in principles and flexibility in strategies, putting national-ethnic interests first, and contributing positively to the peace and progress of the region and the world and human civilization.
Endless inspiration
More than anyone else, President Ho Chi Minh understands that the revolutionary cause is a long-term process, requiring consecutive generations to join hands and hearts. His ideology, morality and style therefore not only enlight the past journey, but also shine as an endless source of inspiration for the present and the future.
Our Party affirms Marx-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh thought are forever ideological platforms, a flag that leads the nation to socialism. The socio -economic development strategies and plannings until 2030, the vision to 2045 all takes the target of "rich people, strong, democratic, fair, civilized people" as the focus - that is Uncle Ho's wish at a time of a peaceful, unified and prosperous Vietnam. Major orientations such as sustainable development, growth in parallel with social progress, building autonomous economy, improving the cultural and spiritual life for the people ... are derived from their thoughts throughout the person. Studying Uncle Ho, the whole Party and our entire people raised the will to self -reliance, the desire to rise and innovate to bring the country quickly and strongly on the path of industrialization and modernization. It is the spirit of dare to think, dare to do, wholeheartedly for the country because of the people of Uncle Ho who has been transmitting fire to the generation today determined to implement great goals and aspirations, bringing Vietnam to become a heroic development country in the future.
Ho Chi Minh's moral example and style is forever a torch for every Vietnamese person in training and cultivating himself. Ho Chi Minh's thought on building the Party, the revolutionary morality is especially significant in the Party's adjustment, fighting against individualism, corruption and wastefulness today. During his lifetime, Uncle Ho always reminded cadres and party members to "preserve our Party very clean, worthy of being a leader and a loyal servant of the people". Following the example of people, the whole Party is trying to strengthen discipline, discipline and resolute against all signs of recession, "self -evolution", "self -transformation" within the internal. The fight against corruption, negative over the years has achieved many outstanding results, with great encouragement from the integrity and integrity of Uncle Ho. Each cadre and party member today looks on themselves according to the moral standards that Uncle Ho raises, from small to big things, upholding the spirit of "need, thrifty, integrity, righteousness" and the sense of serving the people.
In particular, for the younger generation - the future owners of the country, President Ho Chi Minh is a shining example of patriotism, self -reliance and ambition to contribute. The simple and touching stories of sacrifices, about his modest and simple lifestyle always inspire strong inspiration for Vietnamese youth to study and strive. From the young students of each verse, each song about Uncle Ho, to young people and intellectuals who are working hard in the fields, all found in Uncle Ho's great spiritual motivation. It was that inspiration that motivated so many young people to volunteer to undertake hard work, volunteer to arduous places, join hands to build the country more and more "more decent, bigger and more beautiful" as their wishes. It can be said that the vitality of Ho Chi Minh's thought is continuing to shine in every Vietnamese person, creating a soft strength to raise our nation on the path towards the future.
The road ahead for our nation still has many opportunities, but there are also many major challenges, both objective and subjective. globalization, the fourth industrial revolution, climate change, strategic competition between major countries... are increasingly deeply affecting all aspects of the country's political - economic - social life. In the country, internal difficulties such as low labor productivity, unstable scientific and technological foundations, development gaps between regions, degradation of political ideology, ethics, lifestyle among a number of cadres, party members, corruption, waste... are still urgent issues that need to be resolutely and effectively handled.
The deep awareness of the responsibility before the people and history, our Party and State are consistent with the goal of developing the country according to the socialist path that President Ho Chi Minh chose, and at the same time drastically implemented strategic breakthroughs to create significant changes in the new period. The important breakthroughs are being focused on directing: streamlining the apparatus, improving the effectiveness of national governance; renovating the model of growth, green economic development, digital economy; promote science - technology, innovation; improve the quality of education and human resources; Building the Party and the political system to be clean, strong and comprehensive. Every transformation is aimed at fulfilling Uncle Ho's wishes, building our country "in ten days", "playing with the powers of the five continents".
In this context, continuing to study and follow Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style is a regular and urgent requirement. We need to learn Uncle Ho every day - learn from big to small things, learn at an ideal level but also learn in each behavior, each specific job. Learning Uncle to live is ideal, disciplined, loved, responsible, dared to think, dare to do, dare to take responsibility for the common interests. Learning Uncle is not to praise him in a formal manner, but to add faith, motivation and bravery to build the country today.
Every cadre, party member and Vietnamese people are determined to keep in mind Uncle Ho's teachings, constantly cultivate, practice, unite, and join hands for the common goal. The strength of national solidarity under the guidance of Ho Chi Minh's ideology will continue to be an endless source of energy, helping us overcome all challenges, and achieve many victories in the cause of innovation, integration and development.
The 135th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birth is an opportunity for us to remind ourselves to be responsible for the country and the people. How much we are proud of you, the more effort to make your wishes come true. Ho Chi Minh's thought, morality, style is forever valuable luggage for our people on the path of development. Forever, Uncle still with us marching - people still vivid in each job, each victory of the construction and defense of the Vietnam Fatherland. We vow to follow the revolutionary path that the Party and Uncle Ho chose, determined to build a prosperous, happy Vietnam, comparable to the powers of the five continents, worthy of the merits of the beloved President Ho Chi Minh. And that is the sacred truth that has gone into history: "The great President Ho Chi Minh lives forever in our career!"
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1. The document of the Party Central Committee was read at the President Ho Chi Minh's memorial service on September 9-6, 2019.
2. Ho Chi Minh in full text, sdd-T9-Tr578
