Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organization

Vietnamese young pioneer organization

Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organization Đội Thiếu niên Tiền phong Hồ Chí Minh
Emblem of the organization
President	Nguyễn Phạm Duy Trang
Founded	15 May 1941
Headquarters	Số 62 Bà Triệu, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội
Ideology	Communism Marxism–Leninism Ho Chi Minh Thought
Mother party	Communist Party of Vietnam
Website	https://thieunhivietnam.vn/

The Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organization (Vietnamese: Đội Thiếu niên Tiền phong Hồ Chí Minh) is a communist youth organization operating in Vietnam named after former Vietnamese president Ho Chi Minh.^[1] It operates as a constituent part of the Communist Party of Vietnam and had approximately 12 million members as of 2009^[update].^[2]

History

The Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organization was founded by the Communist Party of Vietnam on 15 May 1941 in Na Ma, Truong Ha commune, Hà Quảng District, Cao Bằng Province. The organization is instructed and guided by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. It is required to have prior membership in the Communist Youth Organization to join the Communist Party of Vietnam, and being a Young Pioneer is a prerequisite to joining the Youth Organization.^[2]

Its motto is: Vì tổ quốc xã hội chủ nghĩa, vì lý tưởng của Bác Hồ vĩ đại: Sẵn sàng! (English: For the socialist homeland, for the great Uncle Hồ's ideals: Be ready!).^[3]

References

^ "Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organization".
^ ^a ^b Lucius, Casey (2 June 2009). Vietnam's Political Process: How Education Shapes Political Decision Making. Routledge. pp. 31–32. ISBN 978-1-135-99920-9.
^ (2020) "Giới thiệu một số nét cơ bản về tổ chức Đội Thiếu niên tiền phong Hồ Chí Minh (Introducing Some Basic Features of the Hồ Chí Minh Young Pioneer Organization)" Hội Đồng Đội Trung Ương (Organization's Central Committee). Website: thieunhivietnam.vn