'Family, friends and country' through the memoirs of Ms. Nguyen Thi Binh

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of national reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025), Omega Vietnam and the National Political Publishing House Truth have just launched the book Family, Friends and Country by Ms. Nguyen Thi Binh - former Vice President, first female Minister of Foreign Affairs, Head of the negotiating delegation of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam at the Paris conference.

Cover of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh's memoir

Photo: Publishing House

Family, friends and the country recreate the life of Ms. Nguyen Thi Binh, a living witness who participated in and witnessed the ups and downs of history, important milestones in the struggle for national independence.

Mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh inherits the characteristics of the people of Quang Nam.

This book was written by Ms. Nguyen Thi Binh in 2007, completed at the end of 2009 and supplemented and edited in 2013, 2014, 2023. Each page of the memoir is expressed in simple language, not lofty philosophy but close, profound, but exudes patriotism, sense of responsibility, heart for the country and the people, creating weight in each sentence, each word.

The chapters of the book are arranged in chronological order: Homeland, Childhood, I am a happy person, Growing up in the resistance war against France, A special front of the resistance war against America, saving the country, The longest negotiation in history, Total victory, Memories and feelings that still linger, National reunification, United front against America and the Saigon government, Entering the education sector, Returning to people's diplomacy, Vice President, Retired but busy, Nguyen Thi Binh's chronology.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Binh - Head of the negotiation delegation of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam at the Paris conference

Photo: Document

In her memoir, Ms. Nguyen Thi Binh was extremely proud when writing about her hometown: "My hometown is in Quang Nam, which used to be a province. During the war against the US, due to special conditions, it was temporarily divided into two, the north called Quang Da, the south called Quang Nam (the Saigon government called the north Quang Nam, the south Quang Tin). My hometown is not rich but it is very rich: green rice fields, rivers everywhere - the famous Thu Bon River; the short Han River is full and strong; the very special Truong Giang River does not flow down from the mountains but connects from one estuary to another; the Tam Ky River is green all year round; the Co Co River is like a natural canal connecting water flows throughout the province...".

And when writing about the patriot Phan Chu Trinh, she admitted that she also inherited the characteristics of the Quang people like her grandfather. "Mr. Phan is also considered a typical person of the general characteristics of the Quang people: upright, courageous, not easily subdued. The 'arguing' habit of the Quang people is probably also present in him. Quang people are also often 'greedy for public affairs', meaning they are responsible for the country and community, ready to take on and devote themselves. That person is also a very affectionate person, and open, sensitive to new things, so there is a song: Quang Nam land has not yet rained but is already soaked, Hong Dao wine has not yet been tasted but is already drunk . Many friends think that I have inherited some of those characteristics of the Quang people", Ms. Nguyen Thi Binh wrote in her memoir.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/gia-dinh-ban-be-va-dat-nuoc-qua-hoi-ky-cua-ba-nguyen-thi-binh-185250418143719305.htm