, ▁Ho ▁Chi ▁Min h ▁City , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁re bur ied ▁in ▁his ▁parents ' ▁home ▁town , ▁the ▁Vi ệ t ▁X uy ên ▁commune ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Th ạ ch ▁H à . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁during ▁a ▁r ally ▁in ▁Le ▁Grand ▁Park ▁in ▁Sa ig on , ▁celebr ating ▁the ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁Y en ▁B ai ▁u pr ising , ▁Tr ong ▁used ▁a ▁fire arm ▁to ▁shoot ▁at ▁anti - Comm un ist ▁French ▁secret ▁police . ▁He ▁did ▁that ▁to ▁protect ▁Ph an ▁B ộ i ▁Ch â u , ▁who ▁was ▁speaking ▁at ▁the ▁r ally . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁fear ▁Ph an ▁Bo i ▁would ▁be ▁assass in ated , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁infl am mat ory ▁and ▁Marx ist - orient ed ▁content ▁of ▁his ▁speech . ▁He ▁fled ▁south ▁as ▁a ▁fug itive . ▁Tr ong ▁was ▁arrested ▁ 1 0 ▁days ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Kh ám ▁l ớ n ▁C ầ n ▁Th ơ , ▁about ▁ ▁south - west ▁of ▁Sa ig on . ▁He ▁was ▁brought ▁back ▁to ▁Sa ig on , ▁hast ily ▁tried ▁by ▁French ▁officials , ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁and ▁executed ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁aged ▁ 1 7 . ▁The ▁cruel ▁pun ishment ▁suffered ▁by ▁Tr ong ▁spark ed ▁strong ▁feelings ▁of ▁anger ▁amongst ▁Commun ists ▁all