Memorial held to remember late Vietnam president

By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2018-09-27 17:54:33

Family members of the late Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang pay their respects at his coffin at the National Funeral House in Hanoi, Vietnam, on September 27. Photo: VCG

Editor's Note:

Vietnam held an emotional memorial for President Tran Dai Quang, who died on September 21 at the age of 61 after a long illness. His body was carried through the city as weeping residents and police bid him a final farewell. All entertainment activities were cancelled during the two-day national mourning.

Vietnamese soldiers carry the coffin of President Tran Dai Quang out of the national funeral house in Hanoi, Vietnam, on September 27. Photo: VCG

An artillery carriage carrying the coffin of Vietnam’s late President Tran Dai Quang travels along a street as residents lined up to bid their final farewells. Photo: VCG