Also attending were former leaders of the Party and State; leaders of ministries, central agencies, Ho Chi Minh City and localities.

President Vo Van Thuong and other leaders and former leaders of the Party and State attended the program.

General Secretary Le Duan was a staunch communist soldier, an excellent student of President Ho Chi Minh, and an outstanding leader of our Party and people. Throughout his life, he always strived and sacrificed for the revolutionary cause of the nation and the unity and integrity of the country.

60 years of revolutionary activities, 26 consecutive years in the position of First Secretary and General Secretary of the Party Central Committee, General Secretary Le Duan devoted his whole life to the Party, to the nation, for the noble ideal: an independent, unified Vietnam, moving towards socialism, the Vietnamese people having a free, prosperous and happy life. The name and career of General Secretary Le Duan will forever be recorded in the glorious history of the Party and the nation with the great victories of the Vietnamese revolution.

The art program is an opportunity for today's generations to remember and pay tribute to an outstanding Party leader, helping us better understand the life and revolutionary career of comrade Le Duan, especially the affection of the people of the South and of his homeland Quang Tri for him.

The program includes 15 music and dance performances, harmonizing the traditional music colors imbued with the Southern character of the Lotus Traditional Music and Dance Theater and the modern music of the Military Region 7 Performing Arts; harmonizing the classical and semi-classical styles of the singers participating in the program such as People's Artist Quoc Hung, Meritorious Artist Nguyen Huong Giang...

Special art program in memory of General Secretary Le Duan.

Throughout the program, through the artistic voice, the revolutionary activities of General Secretary Le Duan appeared heroic, tragic and beautiful. From the years he spent in his homeland to the time he worked in the Southern region when he was the Secretary of the Regional Party Committee, then to the historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign... all were recreated in the most vivid way.

Particularly touching in the Program is the song "Ba Dinh mot som thu xa" (poem by Le Khanh Hung, music by Quynh Hop). The song evokes strong emotions about an autumn morning in Ba Dinh in the past, the country "shed tears, the sky poured rain" to send Uncle Ho off to the eternal place, resounding in thousands of hearts the oath of our people to follow the arms of General Secretary Le Duan, swearing to forever follow the path of beloved Uncle Ho. The image of Uncle Ho and Brother Ba Le Duan appearing in the song is truly sacred and touching.

With the careful investment and dedication of the artists, the special art program in memory of General Secretary Le Duan partly meets the deep feelings of our cadres, party members and people. The image and memories of a leader who is close to the people, loves the people, and is deeply affectionate are always radiant, dear, and cannot fade over the years.

In the coming time, the art program in memory of General Secretary Le Duan will continue to be performed in a number of localities.

VNA