Vietnam's Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong laid to rest in Hanoi
Friday, July 26, 2024, 19:21 GMT+7
A burial service for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong, who passed away at 1:38 pm on Friday last week, took place at Mai Dich Cemetery in Hanoi today, July 26, 2024.
Earlier, a memorial service was held for him at 1:00 pm on the same day.
Attending the ceremonies were family members of the late Party chief, incumbent and former leaders of the Party, state, government, lawmaking National Assembly, and other agencies of Vietnam, as well as foreign delegations.
Thousands of residents also gathered along the streets from the National Funeral Hall to Mai Dich Cemetery in Hanoi to bid farewell to the Party leader.
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| The memorial service for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi on July 26, 2024. Photo: Nguyen Khanh / Tuoi Tre |
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong made significant and outstanding contributions to the Party and the nation in nearly 60 years.
His passing is an extremely huge loss to the Party, state, and people of Vietnam as well as his family.
To mourn and commemorate Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front hold the state funeral for him.
A total of over 5,600 delegations, comprising 252,000 people, paid their last respects to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi, the Reunification Hall in Ho Chi Minh City, and in Lai Da Village, Dong Hoi Commune, Dong Anh District, Hanoi, from 7:00 am on Thursday to 12:00 am on Friday and from 7:00 am to 12:00 pm on Friday, according to the organizers of the state funeral.
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| Leaders of the Party and state of Vietnam walk around the casket of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi on July 26, 2024. Photo: Vietnam News Agency |
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| Guards of honor carry a portrait of late Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, his medals, a Vietnamese national flag, and the casket of the Party chief out of the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi as they prepare for a funeral procession to Mai Dich Cemetery on July 26, 2024. Photo: Vietnam News Agency |
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| Vietnamese State President To Lam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, Permanent Member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat Luong Cuong, and guards of honor carry the casket of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong out of the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi on July 26, 2024. Photo: Nguyen Khanh / Tuoi Tre |
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| The hearse for late Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong passes through the University of Science under the Vietnam National University-Hanoi, July 26,2024. Photo: Danh Trong / Tuoi Tre |
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| Thousands of people stand along the streets from the National Funeral Hall to Mai Dich Cemetery in Hanoi to wait for the funeral procession for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on July 26, 2024. Photo: Danh Trong / Tuoi Tre |
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| Guards of honor carry the casket of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to a grave at Mai Dich Cemetery in Hanoi on July 26, 2024. Photo: Vietnam News Agency |
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| Guards of honor lower the casket of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong into a grave at Mai Dich Cemetery in Hanoi on July 26, 2024. Photo: Vietnam News Agency |
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| The spouse of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and incumbent and former leaders of the Party and state of Vietnam at the burial service for the Party leader at Mai Dich Cemetery in Hanoi on July 26, 2024. Photo: Vietnam News Agency |
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| Family members of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Picture taken in Hanoi on July 26, 2024. Photo: Vietnam News Agency |
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| Incumbent and former leaders of the Party and state of Vietnam as well as international guests observe a one-minute silence to pay tribute to the deceased Party leader on July 26, 2024. Photo: Vietnam News Agency |
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| Family members of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Picture taken in Hanoi on July 26, 2024. Photo: Hong Quang / Tuoi Tre |
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| Tay ethnic minority women from Lao Cai Province, nearly 300 kilometers from Hanoi, gather in front of Mai Dich Cemetery in the capital city to bid farewell to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on July 26, 2024. Photo: Ha Thanh / Tuoi Tre |
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| Residents crowd the road on which Mai Dich Cemetery is located in Hanoi on July 26, 2024. Photo: Nam Tran / Tuoi Tre |
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| Residents cry during the funeral procession for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi on July 26, 2024. Photo: Duong Lieu / Tuoi Tre |
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| Dang Huu Lam (holding a portrait of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong), a 68-year-old resident in Hai Duong Province, some 60 kilometers from Hanoi, said he was off work to bid farewell to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on July 26, 2024. Photo: Quynh Trang / Tuoi Tre |
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