On the evening of November 22, Dak Lak province solemnly held a ceremony to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the province's founding. Attending the ceremony were Politburo member, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh, leaders of central ministries and branches; representatives of leaders of Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Lam Dong, Phu Yen provinces, Ho Chi Minh City and international friends.
Mr. Nguyen Dinh Trung - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of Dak Lak Provincial Party Committee - gave an emotional speech, recognizing the contributions of the Party Committee, government, army and people of all ethnic groups at the ceremony to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the province's founding (November 22, 1904 - November 22, 2024).
In the late 19th century, French colonialists gradually established a yoke of domination over the ethnic groups in the Central Highlands. To establish the right to rule and organize administratively over Dak Lak.
In 1899, the Governor-General of Indochina issued a Decree establishing the Dak Lak Administrative Agency headquartered in Buon Don. In 1904, the Governor-General of Indochina issued a Decree establishing a new province under the administrative and political authority of the Resident General of Annam, named Dak Lak province.
This event has legal significance, establishing Vietnam's complete national sovereignty and territory, and is a historical milestone marking the establishment of Dak Lak province.
Since its establishment, Dak Lak has gone through many stages of transformation and development along with the history of the nation.
A series of consecutive struggles broke out during the late 19th and early 20th centuries led by ethnic minority chiefs and intellectuals such as No Trang Guh, A Ma Jhiao, No Trang Long, Y Jut H'Wing...
The victory of Buon Ma Thuot is a testament to the spirit and revolutionary capacity of the Dak Lak people's contributions to the cause of liberating the South and unifying the country.
During the nation's long resistance wars, the people of all ethnic groups in Dak Lak contributed human and material resources and fought bravely.
Among them, more than 9,500 martyrs, more than 7,600 wounded soldiers, 641 mothers were awarded the title of Vietnamese Heroic Mother; dozens of collectives and individuals were awarded the title of Hero of the Armed Forces.
Entering the period of national construction and defense after 1975, the army and people of all ethnic groups in the province achieved many important achievements in all fields of economic and social development, fighting to resolve the Fulro issue, and protecting the Fatherland in the southwestern border...
After 120 years of establishment and development, Dak Lak has now become a developed province in the Central Highlands region.
Currently, the province has the leading area and output of coffee, pepper, and durian in the country, and is an important traffic hub of the Central Highlands. The province's economy maintains a fairly high growth rate.
In the period of 2021 - 2023, the average economic growth will reach 7%/year, the scale of the economy will increasingly expand.
Speaking at the ceremony, Politburo member and Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh affirmed: "During the 120-year journey of formation, from a wild, poor land... with only "sun and wind. However, Dak Lak today has transformed itself, grown strongly, with economic and social development, and the material and spiritual lives of the ethnic minorities in the province have been improved."
On behalf of the Party and State leaders, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh acknowledged and commended the efforts and achievements that the Party Committee, government and people of all ethnic groups in Dak Lak province have achieved in recent years.
