Flag hoisted half-mast in national mourning for Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong

July 25, 2024 | 08:08

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The national flag was flown half-mast at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi at 6am on July 25, marking the start of the national mourning for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong which will last from July 25-26.

Flag hoisted half-mast in national mourning for Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong

The national flag is flown half-mast at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi at 6am on July 25, marking the start of the national mourning for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong which will last from July 25-26. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi – The national flag was flown half-mast at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi at 6am on July 25, marking the start of the national mourning for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong which will last from July 25-26.

Crowds of people gathered at the site to witness the ceremony, many broke out into tears.

During the mourning, flags will be hoisted half-mast at the public offices throughout the country and at the Vietnamese representative offices abroad, and public entertainment and recreation activities halted.

According to the Mourning Board, many offices, organisations, and private households have been doing so even before the start of the national mourning.

The respect-paying ceremony for the deceased will start at the National Mourning Hall in Hanoi from 7am of July 25, the memorial service from 1pm of July 26 at the same place, and the burial service at 3mp of July 26 at Hanoi’s Mai Dich Cemetery.

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The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, the National Assembly, the President, and the Government and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front have issued a special communiqué, announcing that General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong passed away at 1:38pm on July 19, 2024, and his funeral will be held as a national mourning.

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Condolences pour in over passing of Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong

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By VNA

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