He was born on October 20, 1914 [1] in Ban Man village, NaKhon province - Thailand. His hometown was in Thach Minh commune, Thach Ha district, Ha Tinh province.
His father was Le Huu Dat, his mother Nguyen Thi Sam, all overseas Vietnamese living in Nakhon; His original surname was Le Huu, but in his life it was named Le Van. He has many siblings including: Le Van Dai, Le Van Tang, Le Van Nang, Le Thi Sau, Le Thi Bay, ...
In 1923, only 10 years old, Ly Tu Trong went to China to study and work in the Youth Revolutionary Association. In 1926, he returned home to work with the task of establishing the Communist Youth Union of Indochina and making liaison with the Communist Party of Cochinchina with the Communist Party of Vietnam.
On February 9, 1931, during a rally to celebrate the year of the Yen Bai uprising held in Saigon, Ly Tu Trong shot and killed spy Le Grand to protect speaker Phan Boi, who was speaking at the square. Lareni. However, he was later imprisoned in Great Detention Center and sentenced to death on November 20, 1931 at the age of 17. This event sparked a strong fighting movement in Kham Lon, since then the guards have always called Ly Tu Trong "Ong Nho". [2]
