Memorial ceremony for the 140th anniversary of the death of patriot Le Trung Dinh

VHO - On the morning of July 23, at the historical site of Le Trung Dinh's tomb in Truong Tho Dong residential group, Truong Quang Trong ward, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Quang Ngai province held an incense offering ceremony to commemorate the 140th death anniversary of patriot Le Trung Dinh (July 23, 1885 - July 23, 2025).

Quang Ngai provincial leaders and delegates attending the ceremony observed a minute of silence to express their respect and gratitude for the sacrifice of patriot Le Trung Dinh.

Attending the incense offering ceremony were Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Quang Ngai Provincial Party Committee Bui Thi Quynh Van; Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of U Huan Province; Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Hoang Giang; Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Dinh Thi Hong Minh; Chairman of the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Committee Huynh Quoc Huy; Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Ngoc Sam and leaders of departments, branches and localities.

Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Quang Ngai province Pham Thi Trung read a speech at the ceremony to commemorate the 140th anniversary of the death of patriot Le Trung Dinh.

Patriot Le Trung Dinh was born in 1857 in Phu Nhuan village, Binh Son district (now Truong Quang Trong ward, Quang Ngai province) in a prestigious family of scholars. He was the sixth son of Mr. Le Trung Luong, a famous Thanh Liem mandarin under the reign of King Tu Duc.

Patriot Le Trung Dinh was one of the pioneering intellectuals in the Can Vuong movement, an uprising against French colonialism in Central Vietnam, sparking and encouraging a series of uprisings in the provinces.

Quang Ngai provincial leaders offer incense

The uprising in 1885 initiated and led by Le Trung Dinh in Quang Ngai, although short-lived and the rebel forces were all farmers and patriotic scholars, left an indelible mark in the glorious and heroic history of the nation.

In the unequal battle with the enemy, patriot Le Trung Dinh was captured alive by the enemy. On July 23, 1885, patriot Le Trung Dinh was beheaded by the French in the North of Quang Ngai citadel when he was only 28 years old.

The 140th anniversary commemoration of the death of patriot Le Trung Dinh is a meaningful event to review the indomitable tradition of patriotism, demonstrating the Vietnamese people's morality of "remembering the source of water when drinking water".

The noble sacrifice of patriot Le Trung Dinh aroused the indomitable revolutionary spirit among the people and for the next generation. To remember the merits and example of patriot Le Trung Dinh, after the success of the August Revolution in 1945 and before the election of the 1st National Assembly , the revolutionary government changed the name of Quang Ngai province to Le Trung Dinh province.

Grave of patriot Le Trung Dinh

Today, some streets and schools in the province are also named Le Trung Dinh.

Commemorating the death anniversary of patriot Le Trung Dinh is not only a way to show gratitude and remembrance, but also an opportunity for today's generation to arouse national pride and strengthen faith in the path of innovation and national development.

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