Vietnam: When was the Department of Peasants and Soldiers established? What does the general education program for History benefit students?

When was the Department of Peasants and Soldiers established?

The Department of Peasants and Soldiers was established on August 23, 1956, with Comrade Vo Bam as its first Director.

The question "When was the Department of Peasants and Soldiers established, and who was the first Director?" appears in week 3 of the online competition "80 Years of Building, Fighting, and Growing of the People's Army of Vietnam," which will take place from December 6, 2024, to December 12, 2024. The competition includes three sets of questions and answers focusing on the 80-year history, battles, and development of the People's Army of Vietnam 2024.

*Note: The information is for reference purposes only./.

When was the Department of Peasants and Soldiers established? What does the general education program for History benefit students in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)

What are the guidelines for organizing the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army and the 35th anniversary of National Defense Day?

In Decision 307/QD-TTg 2023, the guidelines for organizing the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army and the 35th anniversary of the National Defense Day are specified as follows:

Organizational Representation:

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the National Assembly, the President, the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the Central Military Commission - Ministry of Defense.

Scale of the Celebration: National level,

Time and Venue:

- Time: 09:00 AM, December 20, 2024 (Friday).

- Venue: At the National Convention Center Auditorium.

- Live broadcast on VTV1/Vietnam Television and VOV1/Voice of Vietnam.

Program Content

- Tribute ceremony to President Ho Chi Minh, commemorating the Heroes and Martyrs: A delegation of leaders and former leaders of the Communist Party, State, Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; leaders of the Central Military Commission - Ministry of Defense; delegates from various central ministries, departments, and mass organizations; and from Hanoi will pay tribute at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and offer incense at the Memorial for Heroes and Martyrs.

- Celebration program (with a separate agenda), where one comrade will be invited to deliver a speech on behalf of the leaders of the Communist Party and State.

Participants in the Celebration:

Approximately 2,500 delegates, including:

- Leaders and former leaders of the Communist Party, State, and Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front: General Secretary, former General Secretary; President, former President; Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam, former Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam;

- Speaker of the National Assembly, former Speaker of the National Assembly; Chairperson of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, former Chairperson of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; Standing member of the Secretariat, former Standing member of the Secretariat; Politburo members, former Politburo members;

- Central Committee Secretaries, former Central Committee Secretaries; Vice Presidents, former Vice Presidents; Deputy Prime Ministers of the Government of Vietnam, former Deputy Prime Ministers of the Government of Vietnam; Deputy Speakers of the National Assembly, former Deputy Speakers of the National Assembly.

- Revolutionary veterans, Vietnamese heroic mothers, Heroes of the People’s Armed Forces, Labor Heroes (in Hanoi).

- Leaders from several central ministries, departments, and mass organizations; leaders of centrally governed provinces and cities; representatives from certain agencies under the Ministry of Public Security.

- Delegates from the Ministry of Defense, Organizing Committee of the celebration activities, Standing Subcommittee assisting the Organizing Committee, convened by the Ministry of Defense.

- Leaders of the Ministry of Defense, diplomatic delegations from neighboring countries, ASEAN countries, and some countries with friendly relations; defense attachés, military attachés, service attachés residing in Hanoi; from neighboring countries, ASEAN countries.

- Leaders from Nguyen Binh District, Cao Bang Province; leaders from Tam Kim Commune and Hoa Tham Commune, Nguyen Binh District.

- Representatives of General Vo Nguyen Giap's family and families of soldiers of the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army Team (in Hanoi).

- Representatives from 15 groups: 1 group of Vietnamese veterans; 1 militia and self-defense group; 1 police group; 1 group representing various social groups in Hanoi; 1 group of students and youth from Hanoi; 10 groups of officers and soldiers from various military branches, academies, and military schools.

What does the general education program for History benefit students in Vietnam?

According to Section 3 of the General Education Program for History included with Circular 32/2018/TT-BGDDT, the objectives of the general education program for History are as follows:

- The general education program for History helps students develop historical competence, a manifestation of scientific capabilities formed at the secondary school level; contributes to nurturing national spirit, patriotism, and the good traditional values of the nation and human cultural essences, characteristics, and competencies of Vietnamese citizens and global citizens in line with contemporary development trends;

- The general education program for History helps students access and clearly understand the role and characteristics of historical science and the connection between history and various scientific fields and professions, providing a foundation for students to orient their future careers.