Hanoi (VNA) - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man on September 28 attended the inauguration of a memorial site dedicated to the late Chairman of the NA Standing Committee Bui Bang Doan in Hanoi’s Ung Thien commune, on the occasion of his 136th birth anniversary (September 19).
The event was also one of the practical activities to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the first general election to elect the NA on January 6, 1946.
In his speech, NA Chairman Man recalled that Doan, together with the first legislature and President Ho Chi Minh, drafted the 1946 Constitution, a model document of democracy and human rights.
He called on Hanoi authorities and the communal People’s Committee to ensure the memorial site’s proper management, operation, maintenance and protection to maintain its solemnity and endurance.
Bui Bang Doan (1889–1955) was a great personality and a patriotic intellectual in Vietnam’s history, embodying the transformation of Vietnamese scholars in the face of national destiny. Initially a minister in the royal court, Doan answered the call of the August Revolution, taking on roles as Head of the Government’s Special Inspectorate and a deputy in the first NA, which laid the groundwork for the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. As Chairman of the NA Standing Committee, he collaborated closely with President Ho Chi Minh and the Government to shape the country’s first Constitution and legal system.
What endures most vividly in Doan’s legacy is his unwavering sense of justice, respect for the rule of law, and absolute integrity. He consistently upheld the spirit of great national unity, rallied people during the resistance war, and stood by the Government in what was then an all-people, all-out struggle. At pivotal moments, he personally visited people and soldiers, penning letters that stirred their resolve, fueling a collective dream of independence, freedom, and national reunification./.
