DESCRIPTION SUMMARY OF
TRAN VAN ON MONUMENT
(HO CHI MINH CITY)
As one of the leaders in the protests of thousands of Saigon - Cholon students in front of Nam Ky Palace (Ho Chi Minh City museum now) at 65 Ly Tu Trong, District 1 that claimed the release of students previously arrested by the authorities.
When the spirit of the demonstration was at its climax, Student On and the leading group climbed the fence to enter the Palace yard with the claim. The French soldiers shot and killed them. The funeral of Student On was an unprecedented show of force by pupils, students and compatriots in Saigon - Cho Lon, demonstrating the anti-French and its alliances spirit.
Later, the Government decided to choose death date of Student On every January 9th as the "National Student Movement" day.
