Hanoi (VNA) – A national ceremony was held in Hanoi on August 30 to mark 50years implementing President Ho Chi Minh’s testament (1969-2019) and the 50th death anniversary of the President.

Theceremony was jointly organized by the Central Committee of the Communist Partyof Vietnam, the National Assembly (NA), the President, the Government, theCentral Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) and the administrationof Hanoi.

Delegatesto the event, including Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong,Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Presidentof the VFF Central Committee Tran Thanh Man, and Secretary of Hanoi PartyCommittee Hoang Trung Hai, paid tribute to the great service of President HoChi Minh, who is a great leader and teacher of Vietnam’s revolution, a nationalhero and a world cultural celebrity.

The President’s testament, which he began to write in May 1965 and finished in May1969 – four months before he passed away, is a special historic document. It has become a guideline forVietnam’s revolution and development during the past half century.

Addressingthe ceremony, Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong stressedthat President Ho Chi Minh is an outstanding ideologist and a genius organizer,who founded, led and trained the Communist Party of Vietnam. He dedicated hisentire life to the country and the people, setting a bright example ofrevolutionary ethics.

“TheHo Chi Minh ideology and the President’s testament have always gone along withthe nation, lighting the way for the Party, the people and army of Vietnam infollowing the revolutionary cause and ideal,” the Party leader said.

Hehighlighted the tremendous values and historical significance of the testament,and urged the Party to thoroughly master the teachings of the President, buildon the Party’s fine traditions and nature, and resolutely fight allmanifestations of degradation of political ideology, morality and lifestyle, aswell as any signs of “self-evolution” and “self-transformation,” thus buildinga pure and strong party, enhancing the leadership and combat capacity of partyorganisations and party members.

“Theentire Party, army and people are committed to loyally and excellentlyinheriting the revolutionary cause of President Ho Chi Minh, continuing to realizinghis noble ideal, resolutely and consistently fighting to firmly defend the motherland’s independence, sovereignty, unification and territorial integrity,and building a strong, democratic, just and civilised country with prosperouspeople,” the Party leader said.-VNA