President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum: sacred space of Vietnamese nation
Hanoi (VNA) – The President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum holds special political,
cultural significance for the revolutionary cause of the Party, State and people. It
is also a sacred image and special symbol with practical value for
educating each Vietnamese citizen about morality and lifestyle.
With such
meaning, the task of ensuring the absolute safety of President Ho Chi Minh’s
body and upholding the mausoleum’s political-cultural significance is not only
the responsibility of the entire Party, people and armed forces but also
demonstrates loyalty and steadfastness to the revolutionary path chosen by the
Party and President Ho Chi Minh. Such noble and glorious responsibility has been assigned to
the President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Management Board by the Party, State, army
and people.
Over the past
45 years since its establishment (August 14, 1976), generations of officials, employees
and staff of the board have exerted efforts to overcome difficulties and challenges, fulfilling
this special political task entrusted by the Party, State and people.
Major General Bui
Hai Son, Acting Director of the management board and Commander of the President
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Guard High Command, highlighted that preserving President Ho Chi Minh’s body in the best conditions under any circumstance has been the
biggest success made by the unit.
In 2019, the State Scientific Council on
long-term preservation and absolute protection of President Ho Chi Minh’s body
and the State-level medical scientific council concluded that the late
leader’s embalmed body has been preserved well, without any changes compared to
data checked in 1970 and 2009.
To build on the
past achievements, leaders of the board pledged to uphold the spirit of
self-reliance, stay active and creative to accomplish the task while promoting the
mausoleum’s political and cultural significance in the new period, contributing
to fostering patriotism and revolutionary tradition of the Vietnamese people
now and then./.