Vietnam to lay former leader to rest next week
20 تموز 2024 17:16
Trong died on Friday at a military hospital in Hanoi "due to old age and serious illness" at the age of 80.
The funeral will take place over two days in the Vietnamese capital on July 25 and July 26, during which a period of national mourning will be observed, the Communist Party of Vietnam said.
Trong will be laid to rest at Hanoi's Mai Dich Cemetery at 3 pm (0800 GMT) on July 26, the party said in a statement.
"His death is a huge loss for the party, state and people and his family," the statement said.
Entertainment and sporting event organisers have already suspended activities, with social media users in the country changing their profile pictures to black in a show of mourning for the late leader.
Users on Facebook, X and Threads also posted photos and eulogies of the former Communist Party general secretary.
Vietnam has one of most heavily restricted media environments in the world and citizens are often hesitant to express their views online.
"A great heart has stopped," Hoang Quoc Ky wrote on his Facebook page after changing his cover photo to a picture of Vietnam's national flag flying at half-mast.
"He was a bright and perfect communist, a sharp politician... who devoted his whole life for socialism and the happiness of the people," Ky added.
The funeral will take place over two days in the Vietnamese capital on July 25 and July 26, during which a period of national mourning will be observed, the Communist Party of Vietnam said.
Trong will be laid to rest at Hanoi's Mai Dich Cemetery at 3 pm (0800 GMT) on July 26, the party said in a statement.
"His death is a huge loss for the party, state and people and his family," the statement said.
Entertainment and sporting event organisers have already suspended activities, with social media users in the country changing their profile pictures to black in a show of mourning for the late leader.
Users on Facebook, X and Threads also posted photos and eulogies of the former Communist Party general secretary.
Vietnam has one of most heavily restricted media environments in the world and citizens are often hesitant to express their views online.
"A great heart has stopped," Hoang Quoc Ky wrote on his Facebook page after changing his cover photo to a picture of Vietnam's national flag flying at half-mast.
"He was a bright and perfect communist, a sharp politician... who devoted his whole life for socialism and the happiness of the people," Ky added.