Central Youth Union visits former First Secretary Dang Quoc Bao

The Central Youth Union delegation including Mr. Bui Quang Huy - First Secretary of the Central Youth Union, former First Secretaries of the Central Youth Union of all periods and representatives of departments and organizations attended the funeral of Major General Dang Quoc Bao - Photo: Central Youth Union

On the morning of September 18 at the National Funeral House (Hanoi), a delegation of the Central Youth Union attended the funeral of Major General Dang Quoc Bao, former head of the Central Science and Education Committee, former first secretary of the Central Youth Union.

The delegation attending the funeral included Mr. Bui Quang Huy - First Secretary of the Central Youth Union and members of the Central Youth Union Secretariat. Also attending were former First Secretaries of the Central Youth Union through the periods.

At exactly 7am, the funeral service for Major General Dang Quoc Bao began. Mr. Bui Quang Huy and the Central Youth Union delegation burned incense, bowed respectfully, and expressed their infinite condolences to the spirit of Major General Dang Quoc Bao.

As reported by Tuoi Tre Online , Major General Dang Quoc Bao was born on May 1, 1927, in Xuan Truong district, Nam Dinh province.

Due to old age and poor health, he passed away at 9:02 a.m. on September 15 (August 13, Giap Thin year), at the age of 97.

Major General Dang Quoc Bao - former First Secretary of the Central Youth Union, term IV

He was a member of the 4th Party Central Committee, head of the 4th Party Central Committee's Science and Education Commission (now the Central Propaganda Commission), and first secretary of the 4th Central Youth Union (1978 - 1982).

He joined the revolution in May 1945 and was admitted to the Communist Party of Vietnam that year. In February 1947, he joined the army and was assigned to the Military Political School, head of the Political Department of Regiment 140.

During his military service, he held many different positions such as battalion political commissar, then political commissar of Regiment 88, political commissar of Vanguard Army Group F308, chief of the General Political Department office, political commissar of Division 308, political commissar of Engineering Department - General Staff, political commissar of Division 330, and political commissar of the Northwest Military Region.

He then became secretary of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army, political commissar and principal of the Military Technical University (now the Military Technical Academy). In 1974, he was promoted to the rank of major general.

In September 1976, Major General Dang Quoc Bao transferred to the civil service. He held the positions of Deputy Minister of Universities and Vocational Secondary Education, First Secretary of the Central Youth Union, Deputy Head and then Head of the Central Science and Education Department.

Major General Dang Quoc Bao has been awarded many medals by the Party and State such as: First-class Independence Medal, Military Exploit Medal (first, second, third class), First-class Resistance Medal and many other medals.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/trung-uong-doan-vieng-nguyen-bi-thu-thu-nhat-dang-quoc-bao-20240918113134577.htm