On the morning of December 27, at the National Funeral House, the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the National Assembly, the President, the Government, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the family solemnly held the Memorial Service for General Nguyen Quyet...
Politburo members, former Politburo members, former President, former Prime Minister, former National Assembly Chairman, former Party and State leaders, along with the family of the late General Vo Nguyen Giap and the family of the late General Phung Quang Thanh sent wreaths to pay their respects to General Nguyen Quyet.
The Central Party Committee delegation led by General Secretary To Lam visited General Nguyen Quyet and offered condolences to his family.
Former General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, former National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An and Politburo members: President Luong Cuong; National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man; Standing member of the Secretariat, Chairman of the Central Inspection Commission Tran Cam Tu; Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Do Van Chien; Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh; Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Bui Thi Minh Hoai... joined the delegation.
The delegation of the President led by President Luong Cuong; the Government delegation led by Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh; the National Assembly delegation led by National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man; and the delegation of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front led by Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Do Van Chien, paid their respects to General Nguyen Quyet.
Delegations: Central Military Commission, Ministry of National Defense led by General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense; Central Public Security Party Committee, Ministry of Public Security led by Lieutenant General Pham The Tung, Standing Member of the Central Public Security Party Committee, Deputy Minister of Public Security, paid their respects to General Nguyen Quyet.
A delegation of the Hanoi City Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee led by Secretary of the Hanoi City Party Committee Bui Thi Minh Hoai visited General Nguyen Quyet.
Delegations from central and local ministries, departments and agencies and representatives of international agencies came to pay their respects to General Nguyen Quyet and offer condolences to his family.
Expressing condolences to General Nguyen Quyet, General Secretary To Lam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission, wrote in the condolence book: “The Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam respectfully pays tribute to General Nguyen Quyet, a staunch communist who participated in leading the Vietnamese revolution, a talented general of the People's Army, and an outstanding son of his homeland Hung Yen.
Comrade's revolutionary life began very early, in the very difficult days of the country, but he was enlightened very early, correctly perceived the revolutionary path of the Party, and participated in leading the revolution and the army to win one victory after another, bringing glory to the country and to the homeland.
His life is a shining example for cadres, Party members, armed forces and youth to learn and follow. We will continue to promote the achievements of the revolution and firmly defend the Fatherland and successfully build socialism in our country."
With affection and respect for the great contributions and achievements of General Nguyen Quyet, President Luong Cuong was moved to write in the condolence book: “Deeply mourning comrade General Nguyen Quyet, former Secretary of the Party Central Committee, former Vice Chairman of the State Council, former Standing Member of the Central Military Party Committee (now the Central Military Commission), former Director of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army, former Deputy Minister of National Defense - A talented, virtuous, and extremely loyal general, but also very simple and close to our Party and our Army.
At 102 years old, 85 years in the Party, and more than 65 years of revolutionary activities, General Nguyen Quyet has devoted his entire life to the glorious revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation. Assigned to hold many important leadership positions in the cause of national liberation as well as the cause of building and defending the Fatherland, he has always excellently fulfilled all tasks assigned by the Party, State, Army and People.
In each revolutionary period, he left a strong impression, typically as: the decisive, courageous, and creative Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee in the August Revolution; the steadfast and heroic commander of Inter-Zone 5 in the resistance war against the French; the Commander of Military Zone 3 who "got rich and won" in the resistance war against the US; a military man and politician with correct decisions that won the hearts of the people in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland.
Farewell comrade with infinite sorrow, I would like to send my deepest condolences to all of your family.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man wrote in the condolence book: "Deeply mourning General Nguyen Quyet, a steadfast, courageous, intelligent Communist who possessed all the qualities of a typical general in the Ho Chi Minh era.
The General has passed away forever, but his great and exceptionally outstanding contributions to the revolutionary cause of the Party, the nation, and the Army will remain forever.
The General's passing is a great loss to our Party, State, People and Army. We respectfully bow before the General's spirit. We would like to send our deepest condolences to his entire family.
Standing member of the Secretariat, Chairman of the Central Inspection Commission Tran Cam Tu wrote in the condolence book: “Deeply mourning comrade General Nguyen Quyet…, a leader who made many contributions to the glorious revolutionary cause of the Party, State and People, especially to the Vietnam People's Army, building and defending the socialist Fatherland of Vietnam. His passing is a great loss to our Party, State and People, leaving behind deep sorrow for all of us.”
Visiting General Nguyen Quyet and writing in the condolence book, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Do Van Chien expressed: "The delegation of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front respectfully lights incense, respectfully bows to bid farewell to General Nguyen Quyet; expresses gratitude for the General's contributions to the revolutionary cause of the Party, the Fatherland and the people...".
Writing in the condolence book, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh wrote: “We deeply mourn the passing of General Nguyen Quyet... We respectfully send him off to his final resting place and offer our sincere condolences to his family. We would like to say goodbye and forever remember a loyal party member, a talented general who made many great contributions to the cause of the Party, State and Army.”
In his infinite grief, General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense, wrote in the condolence book: “…During his revolutionary activities, in any position, he always maintained the integrity and qualities of a communist soldier, a talented, disciplined, dedicated, and devoted general for the country, the people, and the glorious revolutionary cause of the Party, the State, and the Army. He was a leader and commander with strategic thinking, rich in practice, daring to do and take responsibility, and making many contributions to the cause of national liberation, building and defending the Fatherland; living a modest, simple lifestyle, full of compassion, attachment, love for comrades, teammates, and closeness to the people, a shining example for cadres and soldiers of the entire army to learn from and follow…”.
Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Bui Thi Minh Hoai wrote in the condolence book: “I respectfully bow before the spirit of General Nguyen Quyet. I would like to send my deepest condolences to the entire family of General Nguyen Quyet. May he rest in peace!”
The memorial service for General Nguyen Quyet will take place from 1:30 p.m. the same day.
Reading the eulogy, Standing member of the Secretariat, Chairman of the Central Inspection Committee Tran Cam Tu said: General Nguyen Quyet (birth name Nguyen Tien Van), was born on August 20, 1922, in Chinh Nghia commune, Kim Dong district, Hung Yen province, into a patriotic family, in a homeland rich in revolutionary traditions. He was enlightened about the revolution early, actively participated in resistance activities in the locality, and at the end of 1939 was admitted to the Anti-Imperialist Youth of Kim Dong district, Hung Yen province, and was elected to the District Youth Executive Committee. In May 1940, when he was just 18 years old, he was admitted to the Indochinese Communist Party (now the Communist Party of Vietnam).
During the period from 1940 to 1945, he held the positions of Secretary of the combined Party Cell; Member of the Executive Committee of Hung Yen Province; Member of the Executive Committee, Secretary of the Executive Committee of Hanoi; Military Member of the Hanoi Uprising Committee; Political Member of the Hanoi Military Committee, and Ha Dong Military Committee.
As Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee and in charge of military affairs, he was sharp and decisive in proposing leadership and direction to seize the opportunity to carry out the uprising on August 19, 1945. Hanoi's victory encouraged and promoted the resistance movement of other localities, making an important contribution to the victory of the August Revolution in 1945.
At the end of 1945, he became the Political Commissar of Squad 1 (Ha Dong - Son Tay), Political Commissar of Squad 2 (Ninh Binh) and then went to the South. During the resistance war against the French, he was attached to the battlefield of Inter-zone 5 in the following positions: Political Commissar of the Quang Nam - Da Nang Front, Military Commissioner in the Quang Nam - Da Nang Inter-provincial Resistance Committee; Political Commissar and Party Secretary of Regiments 108 and 803; Political Commissar of Inter-zone 5, Military Zone Committee Member, Alternate Member of the Inter-zone Committee of Inter-zone 5. He and the Party Committee together led and commanded the unit in combat, achieving many glorious feats.
During the resistance war against the US, to save the country and in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland, Comrade spent over 20 years working in the Military Region 3 in the positions of Acting Political Commissar and then Political Commissar of the Left Bank Military Region; Deputy Political Commissar, Political Commissar, Commander of Military Region 3. Comrade, together with the Military Region Party Committee and the Military Region Command, led and directed the building of an all-people national defense in the conditions of both building socialism and fighting against the destructive war of the US imperialists, preparing for the all-people battle with the three-armed forces as the core. In June 1974, Comrade was Political Commissar of the Military Academy, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Academy (now the National Defense Academy).
At the 4th National Party Congress (December 1976), he was elected to the Party Central Committee. In 1977, he was appointed Commander and Political Commissar of Military Region 3, Secretary of the Military Region Party Committee, and appointed as a member of the Central Military Commission.
At the 5th National Party Congress (March 1982), he was re-elected to the Party Central Committee and became Commander of Military Region 3. In April 1986, he became Deputy Director of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army.
At the 6th National Party Congress (December 1986), he was re-elected to the Party Central Committee, elected by the Central Committee to the Party Central Committee Secretariat, and assigned to be the Director of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army, and a member of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Party Committee (now the Central Military Commission). In his assigned position, he, together with the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense, took care of building a clean and strong Party organization in the Army in terms of politics, ideology, and organization, as a basis for improving the overall quality and combat strength of the Army.
In February 1987, he became Deputy Minister of National Defense. At the first session of the 8th National Assembly (June 1987), he was elected Vice Chairman of the 8th State Council.
From 1987 to 1991, he was Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Director of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army, Deputy Minister of National Defense, Standing Member of the Central Military Party Committee (now the Central Military Commission), Vice Chairman of the State Council (now Vice President).
He was promoted by the Party and State to the rank of Major General in April 1974, Lieutenant General in January 1980, Senior Lieutenant General in December 1984, and General in January 1990.
In October 2006, he was retired and enjoyed the benefits and policies for senior officials.
No matter what position he held, General Nguyen Quyet was always absolutely loyal to the Fatherland, the Party, the State and the People; his entire life was associated with the cause of fighting for national independence, unifying the country and firmly following the path to socialism that the Party, Uncle Ho and our People had chosen. He always maintained the integrity and qualities of a communist soldier, devoted himself wholeheartedly to the country, the people, and the revolutionary cause of the Party, the State and the Army. His life of revolutionary activities was a shining example for compatriots, comrades, cadres and soldiers nationwide to respect, learn from and follow.
He is a leader and commander with strategic thinking, courage, creativity, rich practical experience, saying what he does; daring to think, daring to do, daring to take responsibility; living close to, attached to, and affectionate with the army and the people; trusted, admired, and respected by his comrades and teammates.
In the family, he was a father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who lived simply, exemplary, full of sacrifice and compassion.
In recent years, despite his advanced age, General Nguyen Quyet has still actively researched and summarized experiences in revolutionary activities, built the people's armed forces, and contributed many dedicated ideas to the Party, State and Army.
For his great and outstanding contributions to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation, he was awarded the Gold Star Order by the Party and the State; the 85-year Party membership badge and many other noble orders, medals and awards.
On behalf of the family, General Nguyen Quyet's nephew, Nguyen Vo Hoang Phuong, shared that the passing of General Nguyen Quyet is an irreplaceable loss for the family.
Expressing the sincere gratitude of General Nguyen Quyet's family, Mr. Nguyen Vo Hoang Phuong emphasized that since General Nguyen Quyet fell ill until today, the General's family has received a lot of attention, sharing, and wholehearted help from the leaders of the Party, State, Army, organizations, grandparents, uncles, brothers, sisters, friends... General Nguyen Quyet is a shining example for all his descendants in the family to follow. His whole life was years of striving and fighting for the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation.
The funeral of General Nguyen Quyet will take place at 3:30 p.m. the same day at Mai Dich Cemetery, Hanoi.
Source: https://kinhtedothi.vn/to-chuc-trong-the-le-vieng-le-truy-dieu-dai-tuong-nguyen-quyet.html
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