The leaders included Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, State President Tran Dai Quang, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, and President of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan. At the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the leaders expressed their deepest gratitude for President Ho Chi Minh's life of service to the nation. Later, they laid a wreath at a nearby monument for historic martyrs to commemorate those who laid down their lives for the cause of national liberation.
