After the Democratic Republic of Vietnam was found, despite many difficulties
and challenges, the government and people in Thanh Hoa province with the whole country
expressed their determination to firmly protect the young administration, smash
all reactionary conspiracy of the hostile forces. During his life, Uncle Ho is always
interested in tracking every step of the Party Committee and people in Thanh
Hoa that are specifically expressed by the times Uncle Ho visited Thanh Hoa
over the years 1947, 1957, 1960, 1961.
* The first time: On 20th February 1947, president Ho Chi
Minh did visit Thanh Hoa. In the meetings with the key officials of the
province in the Thong forest; in the meeting with intellectuals, notable and people
of the city and in his letter to people living in the upland, he tasked the Party
Committee and people in Thanh Hoa: "...
Must become a model province ... right how for all aspects of politics,
economics and military have been the model. "
* The second time: After the victory of the resistance against the
French, the North was completely liberated, Thanh Hoa did rapidly complete the
national revolution, the people's democracy, overcome the consequences of war,
conduct the socialist renovation and the first 5-year plan (1961-1965), wholeheartedly
support for the South frontline against America. On 13th June 1957,
Uncle Ho visited Thanh Hoa again. He visited a number of places: The School for
Southern Children; He did talk with more than one thousand delegates from all
walks of people in the provincial area of public relations ... The admonitions
and advice of president Ho Chi Minh always cheer, strongly encourage and motivate
the Party Committee and Thanh Hoa people to energetically strive to achieve significant
success.
*. The third time: In 1960, Uncle Ho did speak to the delegates at the the
sixth Thanh Hoa Trade Union Congress (19th July 1960). Then, he visited
Sam Son and drew up a net with Sam Son people. The image of the old father
which is close still lingers in the deep memories of every people in Sam Son
town and Thanh Hoa province, expresses caring, compassionate heart of Uncle Ho
for Thanh Hoa people.
* The fourth also as the last time that Uncle Ho visited Thanh Hoa is in
1961. In those days visiting Thanh Hoa (11-12 /12/1961) He visited some places
in the province such as the Thanh Cong Mechanical Cooperatives, Thanh Hoa
Mechanical Factory, Yen Truong Agricultural Cooperatives (Yen Dinh district).
On behalf of the Party Central Committee and Government, President Ho Chi Minh praised
the achievements that the People's Party and Thanh Hoa people won and reminded the
leaders of the province to unite, agree and wholeheartedly serve the people to
make Thanh Hoa to become a prosperous province. On 02/12/1961, at the provincial
Stadium, Uncle did conduct a choir for Thanh Hoa people to sing "Ket doan"
song.
Our beloved Uncle Ho did pass away, but his images -
the national hero, a world cultural celebrity, are still in mind of every Vietnamese
people. Each generation of Thanh Hoa people prides of Thanh Hoa, a land of
revolutionary tradition, follows his teachings and has determination to make Thanh
Hoa to become a model province on the path of industrialization - modernization
of the country.