Nguyen Thong memorial area

Nguyen Thong memorial area

Nguyen Thong memorial area is located in Binh Tri 2 hamlet, Phu Ngai Tri commune, Chau Thanh district, Long An province. This is a place to commemorate the famous Nguyen Thong: a patriotic intellectual and great cultural activist of the Southern Luc Province in the second half of the 19th century. Nguyen Thong's real name is Nguyen Thoi Thong, full name is Hy Phan, nickname is Ky Xuyen, nickname Don Am, born in 1827 into a poor Confucian family in Binh Thanh village - Thanh Hoi Ha canton, Tan Thanh district, Phu Quoc. Tan An, Gia Dinh (now Phu Ngai Tri commune, Chau Thanh district, Long An province). As a child, Nguyen Thong was famous for his intelligence and studiousness. At the age of 18, his family sent him to Hue to have better study conditions. In 1849, he passed the Bachelor's degree in the Huong exam at Gia Dinh exam school, but when taking the Hoi exam, his card was stained with ink so he failed. Nguyen Thong began his official life in 1851 with the position of Instructor of Phu Phong district, An Giang province. In February 1859, when the French colonialists occupied Gia Dinh citadel, he joined the army to fight in the South and became a powerful assistant of the Governor of Military Affairs Ton That Hiep. After the fall of Ky Hoa garrison (February 1861), he returned to Tan An to fight against the French with local insurgent leaders. In 1862, Nguyen Thong was nominated by Kinh strategist Phan Thanh Gian to hold the position of Director of Vinh Long School and held this position from 1863 to July 1864. In 1865, three provinces in the western region of Cochinchina were invaded by the French. He and many Cochinchina intellectuals refused to cooperate with the enemy, so they were arrested and taken to Binh Thuan province. In 1867, Nguyen Thong was assigned to the Khanh Hoa murder case and then the Quang Ngai murder case. In 1870, he participated in judging the Perfume exam at Thua Thien school and then worked as Attorney General of the Ministry of Justice, Chief Justice of Quang Ngai. Here, Nguyen Thong actively implemented measures to eliminate corruption and oppression of the people by local tyrants. This action affected the rights of some high-ranking mandarins in the court, so not long after he was dismissed, imprisoned and executed. Only after asking the people to appeal to the king, he was exonerated. In 1873, he asked to return home to recuperate in Binh Thuan. In 1874, the Court reinstated him and appointed him to work at the Ministry of Rites, but when he arrived in Hue, he fell ill and had to return home. In 1876, he was called back to the capital to hold the position of Quoc Tu Giam. In 1877, the court approved the plan to reclaim La Ngu and Ba Dau areas, so he was sent to work as a military envoy to Binh Thuan. In 1878, his old illness relapsed and he took a long leave. In 1880, Nguyen Thong was secretly assigned to work with local officials to handle the uprising of minorities and the case of immigrants from the South. Also this year, he established Dong Chau commune and built Ngoa Du Sao to have a place to write poetry and read books. In 1881, Nguyen Thong was appointed Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Education Director of Binh Thuan province. The following year he was promoted to Hong Lo Tu Khanh. On August 27, 1884, Nguyen Thong died at Ngoa Du Sao - Phan Thiet (Binh Thuan). Nguyen Thong Memorial Area was ranked a National Monument by the Ministry of Culture and Information on January 19, 2001. Source: Electronic information portal of Long An Provincial Party Committee

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