General Secretary attends the 80th anniversary of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army

On the morning of December 12, in Hanoi, General Secretary To Lam attended and delivered a speech at the ceremony to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Traditional Day and receive the First Class Independence Medal from the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army.

General Secretary To Lam attended the ceremony. (Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA)

On the morning of December 12, in Hanoi , the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army held a ceremony to celebrate the 80th anniversary of its Traditional Day (December 22, 1944 - December 22, 2024) and receive the First Class Independence Medal.

General Secretary To Lam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission attended and spoke at the ceremony.

The ceremony was attended by 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; Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense, General Phan Van Giang.

Politburo member and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh sent a congratulatory flower basket.

Also attending were members of the Politburo, members of the Secretariat, members of the Party Central Committee, representatives of central agencies; leaders and former leaders of the Ministry of National Defense, the General Department of Politics; representatives of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, veteran revolutionary cadres, Heroes of the People's Armed Forces and representatives of local leaders.

Senior Lieutenant General Thongloi Silivong, member of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Deputy Minister of National Defense, Director of the General Political Department of the Lao People's Army and representatives of military attaches of countries in Vietnam attended the ceremony.

General Secretary To Lam visits the booth displaying publications, books and documents about the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army. (Photo: Trong Duc/VNA)

Chairing the ceremony, in his welcoming speech, Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Standing Member of the Central Military Commission, Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, outlined the history of establishment and development process of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army.

80 years ago, on December 22, 1944, in Tran Hung Dao forest in Nguyen Binh district, Cao Bang province, the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army - the main force, the predecessor of the Vietnam People's Army, was established under the Directive of leader Ho Chi Minh.

Thoroughly implementing President Ho Chi Minh's guiding ideology of "politics is more important than military", "political tasks determine military tasks, regardless of the circumstances, military tasks must obey political tasks", to directly lead and direct the implementation of the functions of the propaganda army and combat army, the first Party cell was established, and the political work of the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army was also carried out at the same time.

Thus, the Army's founding day is also the traditional day of the General Department of Politics; the development of the General Department of Politics and Party and political activities are always closely associated with the process of building, fighting, winning and growing of the heroic Vietnam People's Army.

Along with the development and growth of the Army, the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army has been constantly consolidated, improved and developed; at first it was the Political Work Committee; developed into the Political Department; and from July 11, 1950 to present, it is the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army.

Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet affirmed that with its position, functions and tasks, the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army plays a very important role in establishing and perfecting the Party's leadership mechanism over the Army; ensuring the Party's absolute and direct leadership in all aspects.

“The 80 years of practice in building, fighting, winning and growing up of our Army have affirmed the particularly important role of Party work, political work and the responsibility of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, political agencies and political cadres at all levels of the entire army in consolidating, maintaining and enhancing the absolute and direct leadership of the Party in all aspects of the army; building a politically strong army; building political and spiritual factors - the basic factors that determine the fighting strength and victory of our army, making Party work and political work the "soul and lifeblood" of the army, the basic principle in building the revolutionary armed forces of the Party," Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet emphasized.

During its 80-year glorious history, the Army has nurtured, screened and forged generations of military officers in general and political officers in particular who are truly exemplary in political qualities, intelligence and practical organizational capacity, exemplary in ethics and lifestyle, and trusted and admired by their comrades and the people.

Many political cadres and officers of the General Department of Politics are exemplary in their qualities, personalities, and talents, and their names have gone down in history, engraved in the minds of many generations of soldiers and people, contributing to building the glorious tradition: "Loyalty - Steadfastness; Exemplary - Exemplary; Principled - Democratic; Proactive - Creative; Sensitive - Sharp; Solidarity - Unity; Determination to Fight - Determination to Win" of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army.

With a long history and outstanding achievements, the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army was awarded by the Party, State and Government: Gold Star Order, 2 Ho Chi Minh Orders, 3 Fatherland Protection Orders; First Class Freedom Order of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

Many agencies and units of the General Department of Politics and political agencies at all levels in the entire army were awarded noble prizes by the Party and State.

General Secretary To Lam with delegates. (Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA)

The 80th anniversary of the Traditional Day is a particularly important milestone that creates revolutionary momentum and confidence for the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, political agencies and the entire army's political cadres to be more proud and determined to join the entire Party, army and people in entering a new era - the era of the Vietnamese nation's rise.

On this occasion, on behalf of the leadership of the General Department of Politics, Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet expressed his sincere thanks to the leaders and former leaders of the Party, State, Government, National Assembly, Vietnam Fatherland Front, Central Military Commission, Ministry of National Defense; revolutionary veterans, Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, generals, Heroes of the People's Armed Forces, war invalids, sick soldiers, relatives of martyrs and people with meritorious services to the revolution; and thanked the coordination, support and facilitation of the leaders of central departments, ministries and branches, agencies and units inside and outside the Army, local Party committees and authorities nationwide for the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army over the past 80 years.

In particular, the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army remembers and expresses deep gratitude to the people and armies of international friends who have given the Vietnamese Army and people in general, and the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army in particular, their sincere, wholehearted and effective assistance throughout the process of building, fighting, winning and growing.

Previously, delegates from the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army offered incense and visited President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum./.

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