60th Anniversary of An Lao Victory (December 7, 1964 - December 7, 2024)

Attending the ceremony were comrades Le Kim Toan, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Pham Anh Tuan, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Thi Phong Vu, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission, Chairman of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee; Huynh Thuy Van, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; comrades in the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, leaders of departments, branches, and localities.

 Also attending the ceremony were leaders of the Military Region V Command, the 3rd Sao Vang Division, representatives of Heroic Vietnamese Mothers, Heroes of the Armed Forces and a large number of people of An Lao district.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Le Kim Toan spoke at the ceremony

Speaking at the ceremony, comrade Le Kim Toan, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, said that in early December 1964, the Party Committee and the Military Region V Command decided to launch an attack campaign to liberate An Lao district. On the night of December 6 and the morning of December 7, 1964, our army and people simultaneously opened fire and attacked like a storm on the district headquarters and enemy strongholds in the district.  In just one night, our army and people destroyed all enemy bases, liberated 8 strategic hamlets, controlled the entire An Lao valley, creating favorable conditions for deploying forces to attack enemy reinforcements.

Delegates attending the ceremony

With a heroic fighting spirit, our soldiers firmly held their positions, fought with the enemy for every inch of land, repelled fierce bombings by aircraft and enemy counterattacks by land. In just two days, December 7-8, 1964, the An Lao liberation campaign was basically victorious. By December 23, 1964, all enemy forces had retreated to Hoai An, and An Lao district was liberated.

Ceremony scene

This victory affirmed that An Lao was the first locality in Binh Dinh province and the entire Inter-zone V to be liberated the earliest in the resistance war against the US to save the country, contributing to encouraging cadres and soldiers throughout the Southern battlefield to rush forward to destroy the enemy, liberate the South, and unify the country.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Le Kim Toan affirmed that the victory of An Lao is not only a symbol of revolutionary heroism but also a shining example of the determination to fight and win of the army and people of An Lao district. This is a victory of the spirit of solidarity between the army and the people, between the Kinh, H're and Bana ethnic groups. This victory contributed to defeating the plans and strategies of the US Special War in the South.

After the country was completely liberated, An Lao has made steady progress. The district's economy has continuously developed, agriculture and forestry have developed comprehensively, infrastructure has been invested synchronously, and the material and spiritual life of the people has been constantly improved. Policy beneficiaries and people with meritorious services to the revolution have been cared for, and the appearance of rural and mountainous areas has improved a lot.

 Proud of the achievements, comrade Le Kim Toan also said that, compared to the historical and cultural traditions of the locality, the results achieved are still "modest", the material and spiritual life of the people has not kept up with the general level of the province. Therefore, in the coming time, the Party Committee, government, army and people of An Lao need to continue to further promote the will of self-reliance, promote the spirit of solidarity among ethnic groups, be proactive and creative, mobilize resources to develop the economy - society, improve people's lives, ensure political security and social order and safety, build a clean and strong political system. 

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Le Kim Toan (left) and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan (right) presented Certificates of Merit to leaders of An Lao district

In the immediate future, it is necessary to prepare well the conditions to successfully organize the Party Congresses at all levels, the 20th District Party Congress, towards the 21st Provincial Party Congress, the 14th National Party Congress; strive to complete the targets and tasks of socio-economic development, ensuring national defense - security and building the political system of the district in 2025 and the entire 2020 - 2025 term; strive to bring An Lao out of the poor district category and strive to complete the elimination of temporary houses and simple houses in the district in 2025....

 At the ceremony, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan presented Certificates of Merit to 1 collective and 5 individuals who had outstanding achievements and contributed to the development of An Lao district on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the An Lao victory (December 7, 1964 - December 7, 2024).

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan (4th from left) and Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province Nguyen Thi Phong Vu (3rd from right) presented Certificates of Merit of the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to individuals who had outstanding achievements and contributed to the development of An Lao district

Immediately after the ceremony, the provincial leaders and many people and compatriots of An Lao district enjoyed the art program with the theme "An Lao - 60 years of forever echoing victory song", including 2 parts: Victory song and Pride in An Lao today.

Art program with the theme “An Lao – 60 years of forever echoing victory song”