Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Le Van Dung visits comrade Phan Van Dinh - former Secretary of the Quang Nam Provincial Party Committee

(QNO) - This afternoon, May 10, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Le Van Dung - Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation led a working delegation of the province to visit the family and pay tribute to comrade Phan Van Dinh - former Secretary of the Quang Nam Provincial Party Committee on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of his birth (May 11, 1903 - May 11, 2023) at his home in Tung Anh commune, Duc Tho district, Ha Tinh province.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Le Van Dung paid tribute to comrade Phan Van Dinh - former Secretary of the Quang Nam Provincial Party Committee. Photo: N.D

Also paying tribute were comrade Tran The Dung - Standing Deputy Secretary of Ha Tinh Provincial Party Committee; Vice Chairman of Quang Nam Provincial People's Committee Tran Anh Tuan and representatives of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Provincial Youth Union, Propaganda Department of the two localities.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Le Van Dung and delegates of the two provinces burned incense to express gratitude for the great contributions of comrade Phan Van Dinh to the cause of national liberation that the Party, Uncle Ho and our people had chosen; to the revolutionary movement of his homeland Quang Nam at that time.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Le Van Dung expressed his gratitude for the merits and contributions of comrade Phan Van Dinh to the revolutionary movement of Quang Nam at that time. Photo: N.D

Speaking at the meeting of comrade’s relatives, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Le Van Dung shared that comrade Phan Van Dinh’s time living and working in Quang Nam was not long, but it left important marks in his revolutionary activities. That was being enlightened about the revolution and being appointed to hold the position of the first Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, especially having many great contributions to the local revolutionary movement in its “infancy” days.

Scene of the intimate meeting with relatives of comrade Phan Van Dinh this afternoon, May 10. Photo: N.D

Informing the relatives of comrade Phan Van Dinh about the development achievements of the province, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Le Van Dung expressed that generations of cadres of Quang Nam will continue to promote the revolutionary tradition of their homeland, follow the example of their predecessors, strive to build Quang Nam to develop more and more as directed and aspired by the Party Committee, government and people of the whole province, and take better care of the lives of the people and those who have contributed to the revolution.

The provincial delegation presented gifts to the relatives of comrade Phan Van Dinh. Photo: N.D

On behalf of the working delegation, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Le Van Dung presented gifts and wished the family of comrade Phan Van Dinh good health, happiness, and to maintain and promote the family's revolutionary tradition in the new period.

Relatives of comrade Phan Van Dinh were moved to thank the provincial leaders for their affection at the meeting. Photo: N.D
Comrade Phan Van Dinh, alias Cong, Tu Dinh, was born on May 11, 1903, in Dong Thai village, Viet Yen commune, now Tung Anh commune, Duc Tho district, Ha Tinh province, a locality rich in traditions of studiousness and patriotic and revolutionary struggle.
Based on the document on the policy of establishing the Indochinese Communist Party brought back from Nghe An by comrade Nguyen Thai, in September 1929, comrade Phan Van Dinh organized a conference to establish the Indochinese Communist Party of Quang Nam province. The provisional provincial Party Committee included comrades Phan Van Dinh, Pham Tham (Pham Tan Khanh), Nguyen Thai; comrade Phan Van Dinh was elected as Secretary.
On March 28, 1930, at Cay Thong Mot, Cam Ha commune (now Tan Thanh block, Tan An ward, Hoi An city), the Quang Nam Provincial Party Committee was established. The provisional Provincial Party Committee Executive Committee consisted of 3 comrades: Phan Van Dinh, Pham Tham, Nguyen Thai. Comrade Phan Van Dinh was appointed as Secretary; Comrade Pham Tham was appointed as Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee.
The provincial Party Committee had just been established when the provincial Party Committee launched a propaganda campaign to celebrate International Labor Day - May 1. During this propaganda campaign, comrade Phan Van Dinh took responsibility for distributing leaflets in front of the lamp factory, next to Ong Bon pagoda in Hoi An. Many times when accompanying the French Ambassador to various places in the province, he also brought leaflets to distribute on the streets.
Funding for the activities of the Provincial Party Committee was very difficult at that time, so that the Provincial Party Committee could have funds for its activities, comrade Phan Van Dinh voluntarily contributed 15/35 dong of his monthly salary to the Party's operating fund (although comrade Phan Van Dinh had to pay for his family's expenses in Hoi An at the same time).
Later, the Central Region Party Committee was strengthened with three Provincial Party Committee members. Comrade Phan Van Dinh nominated Comrade Pham Tham to replace him as Provincial Party Secretary because Pham Tham's conditions for traveling and working in the countryside and closely following the movement were more favorable. Comrade Phan Van Dinh held the position of Deputy Provincial Party Secretary.
Comrade Phan Van Dinh passed away in 1984. He was awarded the Ho Chi Minh Medal; Third Class Resistance Medal; Third Class Glorious Soldier Medal; Second Class Victory Medal and many other noble awards.