Pleiku prison

Pleiku prison

Pleiku Lao House is located on a high red soil hill, Thong Nhat Street, Dien Hong Ward, Pleiku City, Gia Lai Province. The prison was built by the French from 1925 to 1941 and was solidly repaired. The total area of ​​the prison area is about 7 hectares, surrounded by solid 3m high walls with layers of barbed wire fencing. In the northwest and southwest corners, there are two guard posts with armed soldiers on duty 24/7. In the east, there is a guard bunker. During the early period from 1925 to 1945, Pleiku prison was the place where France imprisoned patriots and some communist party members active in the Bau Can and Bien Ho Red Relief Associations such as: Phan Luong, Nguyen Ba Hoe, Tran Ren, Lam Thi No. From June 1946 to 1954, France exiled prisoners of war and political prisoners through extreme torture and execution such as comrades Nguyen Dong, Nguyen Nho, Dao Lut, and Le Gioi. In June 1948, the prison cell was established, contacted the outside organization and established a commune cell, Bau Can plantation, and the prison cell formed a joint cell with comrade Ho Hoan as secretary. led the fight against harsh prison regimes, against beatings, limited hard labor, protected the personality of communists and organized prison escapes. In the years 1965-1968, the revolutionary movement developed strongly and widely throughout Gia Lai province and during the 1968 Tet Offensive, political prisoners of Pleiku prison united to attack the enemy by sabotaging the enemy. The prison escaped, but the enemy shot and killed 46 people and injured many others. After the Tet Offensive, at Pleiku prison, the enemy locked up 800 political prisoners, and at this time the harsh regime of prisoners was also strengthened; However, with faith in the victory of the revolution, the revolutionary soldiers imprisoned by the enemy here were not afraid of sacrifice and hardship, remained united, persevered, and did not surrender to the enemy. In July 1968, the prison Party Committee was established with comrade Nguyen Kim Ky as secretary, leading the fight against the enemy right in the prison. The brutal forms of torture, both physical and mental, by the enemy still could not subdue the will and indomitable spirit of the revolutionary soldiers. On the afternoon of March 15, 1975, political prisoners rebelled to liberate the prison, ending 50 years of control by the imperial prison regime. On December 12, 1994, Pleiku Prison was decided by the Ministry of Culture and Information to be recognized as a national historical relic. Pleiku prison is one of the "red addresses" to educate revolutionary traditions for the people, especially pupils and students. Many Party organizations and Youth Unions have chosen this place to organize activities, recruit party members, union members and meet and listen to former prisoners tell stories. This place has become a tourist attraction for domestic and foreign tourists every time they set foot in this land rich in revolutionary tradition. Source: National Museum of History

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