At 1 p.m. today, July 26, the memorial service for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was solemnly held at three locations - the National Funeral Hall at No.5 Tran Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi, Thong Nhat Hall in Ho Chi Minh City, and his hometown in Dong Hoi Commune, Dong Anh District, Hanoi.
Mr. Luong Cuong, Party Central Committee's Secretariat Standing Member, Head of the Funeral Organizing Committee, presided over the memorial ceremony.
After the national anthem, State President To Lam delivered the funeral eulogy. Following his address, a minute of silence was observed to honor General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
The burial ceremony for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was held at 3 p.m. at Mai Dich Cemetery, Hanoi.
After the memorial service for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong concluded, the funeral procession began at 1:30 p.m. at the National Funeral Hall. State President To Lam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, and Party Central Committee's Secretariat Standing Member Luong Cuong, accompanied by a military honor guard, transferred General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's casket from the National Funeral Hall to the hearse.
After completing the formalities, at exactly 1:53 p.m., the hearse carrying General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's coffin departed from the National Funeral Hall. It traveled through various routes toward the central area of Hanoi, heading to the final resting place.
The ceremonial motorcade carrying General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's casket traveled from the National Funeral Hall to Mai Dich Cemetery along the following route: Tran Thanh Tong, Le Thanh Tong, Trang Tien, Hang Khay, Trang Thi, Dien Bien Phu (from Cua Nam to Tran Phu), Tran Phu, Son Tay (from Tran Phu to Kim Ma), Kim Ma, Dao Tan (from Kim Ma to Lieu Giai), Lieu Giai (from Dao Tan to Kim Ma), Nguyen Chi Thanh, Tran Duy Hung, the service road of Thang Long Avenue (from Pham Hung to Le Quang Dao), Le Quang Dao, Le Duc Tho, and Ho Tung Mau (from Tran Vy to Nguyen Co Thach).
After General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's coffin was laid to rest in the grave, his wife Ngo Thi Man and son Nguyen Trong Truong, along with Party and State leaders and delegates, placed flowers and the first handfuls of soil into the grave.
Once the honor guard completed the burial, the family, Party and State leaders, and delegates observed a moment of silence, walked around the grave, and lit incense to bid farewell to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at his final resting place.
At Mai Dich Cemetery, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's grave is to the right of the National Monument of Heroes, behind the graves of late General Secretaries Le Duan and Le Kha Phieu, and near the grave of the late Professor - Dr. Nguyen Dinh Tu.
According to the Organizing Committee of the National Funeral for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, by 10 a.m. on July 26, around 120,000 people had visited the National Funeral Hall. At the General Secretary's hometown in Lai Da Village, Dong Hoi Commune, Dong Anh District, Hanoi, over 40,000 people had paid their respects by 11 p.m. on July 25. Nearly 60,000 people visited Thong Nhat Hall during the two days of national mourning.
