State funeral of Professor Tran Van Giau

To pay tribute to Professor Tran Van Giau, the Party Central Committee, the National Assembly, the Government... decided to hold a state funeral for him.Professor Tran Van Giau's coffin was laid to rest at the Ho Chi Minh City Hall (111 Ba Huyen Thanh Quan Street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City). The funeral service for the late professor was held from 10:00 a.m. on December 23, the memorial service at 7:30 a.m. on December 25, and the funeral was held in his hometown in An Luc Long Commune, Chau Thanh District, Long An Province. Mr. Le Thanh Hai, Politburo member, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, was appointed as Head of the funeral committee for Professor Tran Van Giau. Professor Tran Van Giau was born on September 6, 1911 in Long An Province (former Tan An Province). During his youth, he went to Saigon to study at Chasseloup Laubat High School and then went to France to study. Here, he participated in anti-French colonial movements to protect Vietnamese revolutionary soldiers and was arrested. In mid-1930, he was deported back to Vietnam and immediately joined the Indochinese Communist Party. The name Tran Van Giau is closely associated with the August Revolution in the South. In 1943, he was elected Secretary of the Southern Regional Party Committee and then Chairman of the Southern Resistance Committee. The professor is also the "father" of research works and works on Vietnamese history and philosophy. He is also the teacher who trained many leading researchers and historians in Vietnam. He has had a number of works awarded by the state, including book series such as: Cosmology, Historical Materialism, Dialectics, Anti-Invasion, History of the Vietnamese Working Class, The South Holds the Bronze Citadel, Cultural Address of Ho Chi Minh City... In 2001, the professor decided to sell his house to donate 1,000 taels of gold to the Vietnam Historical Science Association to use as a prize fund for historical research works on the South. Professor Tran Van Giau has been awarded many noble awards and titles for his contributions to the revolution and the country, such as: Ho Chi Minh Medal, Hero of Labor in the Renovation Period, People's Teacher, Ho Chi Minh Prize, 80-year Party membership badge... At the age of 100, his health had declined significantly. On the occasion of the Canh Dan New Year, he was admitted to Thong Nhat Hospital for treatment and convalescence. On the occasion of the recent Vietnamese Teachers' Day, many leaders visited and congratulated the professor on his hospital bed. The professor was given dedicated care and treatment by the Party, the State, the health sector and his family, but due to old age and poor health, he passed away on the afternoon of December 16, at the age of 100.