Comrade Ho Tung Mau – A loyal communist soldier, a pure moral example

On the 125th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Ho Tung Mau, the typical senior leader of the Vietnamese Party and revolution (June 15, 1896 – June 15, 2021), on the afternoon of June 15, in Hanoi, The Ho Chi Minh Institute and the leaders of the Party (Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics) held a scientific seminar “Comrade Ho Tung Mau – A loyal communist soldier, a pure moral example”.
Associate Professor, Dr. Le Van Loi, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics; Associate Professor, Dr. Ly Viet Quang, Director of the Ho Chi Minh Institute and leaders of the Party; Associate Professor, Dr. Do Xuan Tuat, Vice President of Ho Chi Minh Institute and leaders of the Party, co-chaired the seminar.

Speaking to lead the discussion, Associate Professor, Dr. Le Van Loi said that Comrade Ho Tung Mau was born on June 15, 1896, in Quynh Doi village, Quynh Luu district, Nghe An province, his birth name was Ho. Ba Cu. With great will and patriotism, in 1920, he left his hometown to work abroad, named Ho Tung Mau and became the official name until his death. In 1923, comrade Ho Tung Mau founded Tam Tam commune, gathering enthusiastic young people with the same direction, sacrificing personal interests, and plotting together to liberate the nation. In November 1924, the Tam Tam commune group was helped by Nguyen Ai Quoc to redirect its activities, build a revolutionary organization in the right direction, and comrade Ho Tung Mau became his effective and reliable partner. He actively participated in the establishment of the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth Association, making important contributions to the birth of the Communist Party of Vietnam in the spring of 1930. In June 1931, he was arrested by secret agents in Shanghai, sentenced to life in prison. In March 1945, when the Japanese coup d’etat France, Ho Tung Mau escaped from prison and continued to do revolution, participating in the General uprising to seize power in 1945. After the success of the August Revolution, comrade Ho Tung Mau was The Party and State assign many responsibilities. On July 23, 1951, on the way to work, comrade died due to being bombed by French planes. Associate Professor, Dr. Le Van Loi assessed, with more than 50 years of life, 31 years of exciting and arduous revolutionary activities, including many years of struggle in the imperial prison, Ho Tung Mau is a among the communist veterans, typical of the Vietnamese Party and revolution; was a close, effective and reliable student and collaborator of President Ho Chi Minh; made great contributions to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation, was posthumously awarded the Ho Chi Minh Order and the Gold Star Order by the Party and State. At the seminar, experts, scholars and participants focused on in-depth discussion, analysis and clarification of some contents in the life and revolutionary career of Ho Tung Mau such as: the influence of tradition homeland, family to the formation of personality, revolutionary will of comrade Ho Tung Mau; Comrade Ho Tung Mau – an example of a faithful and indomitable communist in imperial prisons; Comrade Ho Tung Mau and the struggle against negative and recessionary manifestations; Comrade Ho Tung Mau with Party building work; Ho Tung Mau – an effective and reliable partner of Ho Chi Minh… Speaking at the Seminar, Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Dinh Phong commented: Comrade Ho Tung Mau is a brave and resilient patriot and revolutionary. The bravery of the patriot and revolutionary Ho Tung Mau was clearly demonstrated by his absolute loyalty to the Party’s revolutionary cause, the cause of national liberation, and the tenacious struggle for independence and freedom. for the Fatherland, happiness for the people, national liberation, class liberation, human liberation; always shown as a true patriot and revolutionary. He was also an indomitable revolutionary soldier before the enemy; repeatedly arrested by the French colonialists, twice sentenced to death, imprisoned in many prisons of the colonial empire; was tortured, but comrades did not waver in spirit. For 31 years of revolutionary activities, of which 14 years in imperial prisons, comrade Ho Tung Mau has clearly demonstrated that he is a communist senior, loyal, truly immersed in the masses, devoted his life to the Fatherland. country, for the people. Expressing his views on the example of Ho Tung Mau, a loyal and indomitable communist in imperial prisons, Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Minh Truong, former director of the Ho Chi Minh Institute and leaders of the Party, said that In his life of glorious but dangerous revolutionary activities, comrade Ho Tung Mau was repeatedly arrested and imprisoned in the imperial colonial prison. Overcoming the tricks of repression, terrorism, bribery, seduction, torture…, Comrade Ho Tung Mau set a bright example of indomitable will and loyalty for revolutionary ideals. In 1927, he was first arrested by the Chiang Kai-shek government and then detained three times; in 1931 he was arrested and deported; was sentenced to death by a French court twice, then reduced to life hard labor. But prison did not stop the revolution; the manipulation and bribing of factions did not deviate from the revolutionary path; No matter how difficult the circumstances, comrade Ho Tung Mau did not change his chosen goal and path of struggle. The participants at the seminar all agreed that during his whole life of dedication to the revolution, the faithful communist soldier with a pure moral example Ho Tung Mau always showed himself as an upright, loyal cadre. willing to perform tasks with high responsibility, selflessly work with a peaceful, simple and generous manner, having great prestige among the people. Until the last minute of his life, Comrade Ho Tung Mau has always been worthy of the trust that the people, the Party and President Ho Chi Minh have entrusted.