Also attending were comrade Do Van Chien, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; leaders and former leaders of ministries, branches, central agencies and Dien Bien province, Dien Bien soldiers, youth volunteers, frontline laborers who directly participated in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign and representatives of the family of the late Prime Minister Pham Van Dong.
The Dien Bien Phu Battlefield historical site has been ranked as a special national relic by the Prime Minister, one of the first ten especially important national relics ranked in the country.
Currently, the Dien Bien Phu special national relic has a total of 45 component relic sites, which have great value, are unique in the world, and have special value and role, not only for Vietnam but also have great historical value and significance for peace-loving people and progressive forces in the world.
The Him Lam resistance center belonged to the central subdivision of the Dien Bien Phu stronghold, 2.5 km northeast of General De Castries' command post and was known as the "steel door" of the stronghold.
In the Dien Bien Phu campaign, the artillery attack on the Him Lam stronghold cluster that opened the campaign on March 13, 1954 was a very important event. In this battle, Heroic Martyr Phan Dinh Giot used his body to fill the enemy's loophole so that his comrades could charge forward and attack to win.
Phase II of the Him Lam Resistance Center relic conservation and restoration project includes main items such as a 45-meter-long relief; incense offering house, incense offering yard, square yard, parking lot, tree system, flower garden, etc. The project has a total investment of more than 90 billion VND from the central, local and socialized budgets.
*Next, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and delegates attended the ceremony to place road signs named after the late Prime Minister Pham Van Dong and the road named after hero Nguyen Ngoc Bao in Dien Bien Phu city, Dien Bien province.
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory, Dien Bien province adjusted the starting and ending points of 6 routes and named 39 routes, including Pham Van Dong route.
Late Prime Minister Pham Van Dong (1906 - 2000) was an excellent student, a trusted and close comrade of President Ho Chi Minh, a staunch proletarian revolutionary soldier; one of the key leaders and predecessors of the Vietnamese revolution; with great contributions to the cause of national liberation, construction and defense of the Fatherland.
Throughout his life with 75 years of continuous revolutionary activities, 41 years as a member of the Party Central Committee, 35 years as a member of the Politburo, 32 years as Prime Minister, 10 years as an Advisor to the Party Central Committee, comrade Pham Van Dong made many great contributions to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation.
In 1953, comrade Pham Van Dong, with the title of Politburo member and Deputy Prime Minister, was one of the leaders present at the Politburo meeting on December 6, 1953 to discuss and decide to launch the Dien Bien Phu Campaign, with the determination to destroy this stronghold group.
Afterwards, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Van Dong was assigned as Chairman of the Central Front Supply Council, responsible for mobilizing and ensuring logistics for the Campaign.
The street named after the late Prime Minister Pham Van Dong is a vital traffic route connecting Muong Thanh - Thanh Truong wards of Dien Bien Phu city across the historic Nam Rom river.
39 streets in Dien Bien Phu city were named on this occasion including:
Ten streets named after famous people in history include: Le Thai To Street, Nguyen Trai Street, Luong The Vinh Street, Ton Duc Thang Street, Pham Van Dong Street, To Huu Street, Hoang Cam Street, Hoang Dao Thuy Street, Do Nhuan Street, Hoang Anh Street.
24 streets named after heroes were awarded in the historic Dien Bien Phu Campaign including: Phung Van Khau Street, Hoang Dang Vinh Street, Hoang Van No Street, Luu Viet Thoang Street, Nguyen Phu Xuyen Khung Street, Ta Quoc Luat Street, Nguyen Ngoc Bao Street, Bui Dinh Cu Street, Nguyen Van Ty Street, Duong Quang Chau Street, Hoang Khac Duoc Street, Phan Tu Street, Nguyen Van Bach Street, Tran Van Cam Street, Dang Dinh Ho Street, Tran Dinh Hung Street, Lam Viet Huu Street, Chu Van Kham Street, Ha Van Noa Street, Dang Duc Song Street, Nguyen Van Thuan Street, Loc Van Trong Street, Le Van Dy Street, Trinh Van Huyen Street.
A street named after a pre-revolt cadre of Dien Bien is Nguyen Ba Lac Street.
A road named after a local noun with typical meaning and a typical place name of the country: Hoa Binh Road.
Two roads are named after historical revolutionary and resistance sites of the province, including Muong Phang Road and Muong Then Road.
A road named after typical events that had a significant impact on the formation and development of Dien Bien province is Quyet Tien Road.
Currently, Dien Bien Phu city has a natural area of nearly 309 km2, 12 administrative units, including more than 24 km2 of inner city and more than 284 km2 of suburban communes. The total population of the city is about 81,690 people.
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