Duc Hoa Crossroads historical site

Duc Hoa Crossroads historical site

Duc Hoa Crossroads historical site is located in the center of Duc Hoa town. Here, on June 4, 1930, under the leadership of comrade Chau Van Liem - Secretary of the Gia Dinh-Cho Lon Joint Provincial Party Committee and comrade Vo Van Tan - Secretary of Duc Hoa District Party Committee, about 5,000 compatriots Communes in the district participated in the protest chanting slogans demanding people's rights to democracy, against high taxes, and against soldiers entering the village to oppress the people. Starting on different roads, groups of protesters met at Duc Hoa intersection at 5:00 p.m., and headed towards the District Palace, demanding to meet district chief Huynh Van Dau (also known as Sanh district). to resolve our claims. Faced with the strong fighting spirit of the masses, Sanh district was very scared and did not dare to face the people. To deal with the above situation, the enemy had to ask for reinforcements. At 8:00 p.m., enemy reinforcements arrived from the direction of Cho Lon - including the police of Hoc Mon, Cho Lon and 20 soldiers of the Saigon Police Department led by the stork Dreuil - Sanh district ordered the rescue. Disperse protesters and threaten the public. They tried to search to find the leader of the protest. All soldiers were armed, ready to use violence to oppress the group. Faced with the aggression of the attacker, the spirit of the masses did not waver, the people continued to clasp hands and move forward. The triggerman Dreuil ordered to shoot at the group of people, several people in the lead fell before the enemy's guns amid the screams of indignation from the masses. In the above tense situation, comrade Chau Van Liem quickly stepped forward to meet the broker Dreuil to present his demands, and at the same time directly debate and expose the barbaric actions and countless crimes of the enemy using capital. Fluent French. The debate lasted about 15 minutes, when suddenly the triggerman Dreuil pulled out a pistol and shot comrade Chau Van Liem in the chest. The soldiers stubbornly continued to fire at the protesters, killing and injuring more people, less than 100 meters from the district palace. The protest group stopped and dispersed but did not completely disperse. It was not until the enemy sent more forces and captured about 100 people with visas from the Governor of Cochinchina and the Governor of Cho Lon Province Renault that the protest ended. The protest was drowned in a sea of ​​blood, but it caused a great stir at that time: For the first time in a quiet rural area, a deadly confrontation broke out with the enemy for the survival of tens of thousands of people. People have been oppressed and exploited for many generations. The protest on June 4, 1930 in Duc Hoa is considered the pinnacle of the revolutionary movement of Tan An - Cho Lon province in 1930. It demonstrated the Party's ability to lead and mobilize the masses to fight, and Duc Hoa people's single-minded belief in following the Party. In the years 1940-1941, Duc Hoa people continued to respond and participate in the Cochinchina uprising led by the Party right in their homeland. After the Cochinchina uprising, the French colonialists brutally suppressed the revolutionary movement of the masses. Also at this time, in Duc Hoa town, a shooting station was set up to execute soldiers participating in the uprising. Here, during the three days of July 7, 8, and 9, 1941, they continuously shot comrades and patriotic soldiers. The gun exploded, blood red all over the shooting range. Our soldiers died in the condolences of people throughout Duc Hoa town that day. Duc Hoa Crossroads area with locations such as: District Palace associated with the protest on June 4, 1930 of more than 5,000 Duc Hoa people; The execution station of soldiers participating in the 1940-1941 Cochinchina uprising... are historical evidence denouncing the crimes of colonial invaders, and are the pride of the Duc Hoa people in particular and the Vietnamese people. The South in general talks about the spirit of tireless struggle to gain independence and freedom. On September 5, 1989, the Ministry of Culture and Information recognized the Duc Hoa Crossroads Area as a national historical relic. Source: Long An Province Electronic Information Portal

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