On the occasion of the 55th traditional day of People’s Police force (July 20th, 1962 - July 20th, 2017), on July 18th, 2017, the PPA held the exchange program with the theme “Following Father’s Footsteps”.
Attending the meeting were Senior Lieutenant General Le The Tiem - former member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, former Vice Minister of Public Security; Lieutenant General Tran Van Ve - Acting General Director of Police General Department; Major General Vu Hung Vuong- former Deputy General Director of Police General Department, Hero of the People’s Armed Forces; Major General Nguyen Trung Thanh - former Deputy General Director of General Department of Building up Force, former President of the PPA; Colonel Nguyen XuanThiem - Head of PC46 of Nghe An Provincial Police Department, Hero of the People's Armed Forces; members of the Retirement Club of Police General Department and the PPA.
The open and friendly exchange program between the delegates
and the officers, lecturers, students of the PPA
As for the PPA were Lieutenant General, Prof. Dr. Nguyen XuanYem, Secretary of Party Committee, President of the Academy; Board of Directors of the PPA; representatives of functional units and a large number of officers, lecturers and students of the Academy.
55 years ago, on July 20th, 1962, President Ho Chi Minh signed the Decree on the promulgation of the Ordinance defining the tasks, powers and regimes of the rank of commissionedofficers and non-commissioned officers of the People's Police of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
Lieutenant General, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Yem thanked
to the delegates attending the program
This is a historic event, marking the maturity of the Vietnam People's Police since the August Revolution in 1945 as well as a legal basis for building an increasingly regular and élite People’s Police force to meet the requirements of ensuring the social order and safety of the country in each period of revolution. Therefore, the day of July 20th became the traditional day of Vietnam People’s Police.
At the exchange program, the delegates, officers, lecturers and students of the PPA reviewed the forming and developing process, the achievements, the victories of the forces, the heroic, glorious, historic milestones of the People's Police during the past 55 years.
Lieutenant General, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Yem spoke at the exchange program
Speaking at the exchange program, Lieutenant General, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Yem, President of the PPA emphasized that every officers, lecturers and student of the PPA should continue to strive, devote all strength and intellect to accomplish excellently the noble task of the Vietnamese People's Soldiers, be worthy of the trust of the Party, Uncle Ho and the people in the Cause of protecting the security and order of the country.
Representatives took souvenir photos
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