On the evening of April 3, at Lam Vien Square (Da Lat), Lam Dong province solemnly held a ceremony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Provincial Liberation Day.
Attending were General Phan Van Giang - Politburo member, Minister of National Defense; Mr. Nguyen Duc Hai - Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, along with leaders and former leaders of the province through the periods. The ceremony attracted thousands of people and tourists.
Exactly 50 years ago, on April 3, 1975, the revolutionary flag flew over the headquarters of the Provincial People's Committee of Tuyen Duc province (now the headquarters of the People's Committee of Lam Dong province). This event marks the historic milestone: Da Lat - Tuyen Duc - Lam Dong is completely liberated.
These contributions contributed significantly to the victory of the historic Ho Chi Minh campaign, liberating the South and unifying the country in 1975.
The victory in Lam Dong - Da Lat - Tuyen Duc has a special meaning, creating favorable conditions for our army to continue to liberate the remaining provinces in Zone VI.
The connection of National Highway 1A and Road 20 increased the force moving towards Saigon, effectively ending the resistance war against the US.
After the liberation day, Lam Dong and the whole country entered the stage of overcoming the consequences of war, stabilizing and developing the socio-economy.
On January 6, 1976, the Central Party Secretariat issued a resolution to merge Lam Dong, Tuyen Duc provinces and Da Lat city into Lam Dong province as it is today.
In the early stages after the liberation, Lam Dong faced many difficulties such as large areas of land, sparsely populated, and most of the area was abandoned. People's lives are lacking, infrastructure is seriously degraded.
In particular, the Fulro defenders continued to sabotage, causing losses in human lives and property. The economy mainly relies on agriculture and forestry but there is a food shortage.
Unemployment is common, the transportation system, especially Road 20 connecting Da Lat with Saigon, is seriously degraded.
Thanks to the support of the Central Government and the efforts of the government and organizations, Lam Dong has restored production, exploited, developed crops and livestock, reduced poverty and reached development.
In recent years, Lam Dong Provincial Party Committee has determined to develop the socio-economy in a sustainable direction. In which, agriculture is a pillar, developing many sectors and fields, focusing on key crops.
Lam Dong also identifies tourism as a dynamic economic sector, exploiting potential and advantages for sustainable development. Infrastructure is invested, especially the use of central capital to implement development programs for ethnic minority and mountainous areas.
Thanks to the consensus of the government, businesses and people, Lam Dong has achieved important results in 2024.
GRDP per capita reached 103.6 million VND; average labor productivity growth rate reached 21%; provincial budget revenue reached 13,100 billion VND.
Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee, Mr. Tran Hong Thai, said that an important milestone is the Lam Dong Provincial Planning for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050. The progress of expressway projects is being accelerated.
Notably, on March 31, 2024, the Provincial People's Committee approved the investment in the Bao Loc - Lien Khuong expressway project. Thereby, realizing the dream of connecting Lam Dong with Ho Chi Minh City and the key economic region in the South, creating strong development momentum in the future.
"In the future, Lam Dong will continue to develop sustainably to become a worth-visiting and worth-living locality, affirming its important position in the Central Highlands and the whole country" - Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee Tran Hong Thai emphasized.
At the ceremony, Politburo member, Minister of National Defense, General Phan Van Giang acknowledged and commended Lam Dong province after 50 years of liberation. The province has changed strongly with new vitality, new spirit, and achieved important achievements. The appearance of the province is changing rapidly, people's lives are constantly improving.
With respect for the heroic homeland of Lam Dong, General Phan Van Giang believes that the Party Committee, government, army and people of all ethnic groups in Lam Dong province will continue to promote the heroic revolutionary tradition, overcome all difficulties, innovate, be dynamic and creative. The province will create new breakthroughs, build Lam Dong for comprehensive development, and join the whole country in entering a new era - the era of national growth.
