The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (Vietnamese: Đoàn Thanh niên Cộng sản Hồ Chí Minh) is the largest social-political organisation of Vietnamese youth. The union is led by the Communist Party of Vietnam

Communist Party of Vietnam

The Communist Party of Vietnam , formally established in 1930, is the governing party of the nation of Vietnam. It is today the only legal political party in that country. Describing itself as Marxist-Leninist, the CPV is the directing component of a broader group of organizations known as the...

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History

The Union was founded on 26 March 1931.
From 23rd-26th March 1931, the second congress of Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam

Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam established 1930, is the highest authority within the Communist Party of Vietnam elected by the Party National Congresses...

 was held in Rạch Giá

Rach Gia

Rạch Giá is the capital city of Kien Giang province, Vietnam. It is located around on the coast of Gulf of Thailand, 250 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City...

, the Central Committee used most of the time to discuss the youth work and make some important decisions,deputing communist party members undertook the youth work from central to local. Subsequently, in the national congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (from 22nd-26th March 1961),they discussed and decided to select 26th March 1931 to become the founded date of Ho Chi Minh Labor Youth Union, which is the former name of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.