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President Ho Chi Minh reads Declaration of
Independence
at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi on September 2, 1945. |
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Pictorial history
book of Vietnamese Government introduced |
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The first ever pictorial book on
the 60-year history of Vietnamese Government - 1945-2005,
was made public on August 31 by the Vietnam News Agency
(VNA) Publishing House and the Institute for Scientific
Research on State Organisation of the Ministry of Home
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The August
Revolution: an inevitable path leading to the
Nation-State |
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On the 60th anniversary of the
diplomatic sector (August 28, 1945 – August 28, 2005),
Vietnam’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs held a seminar on the
outcome of external relations in execution of the
resolutions of the 9th National Party Congress and
orientations for its future operations. Papers at the
seminar analysed theoretical and practical lessons drawn
from the evolution of the diplomatic sector in the past 60
years to gear up Vietnam’s diplomacy in the new stage of
development. Nhan Dan Online presents the dissertation by Mr
Luu Van Loi, former assistant to the Foreign Minister,
analysing the legality of Vietnam’s Declaration of
Independence. |
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Party, State leaders
pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh and martyrs
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 A
delegation of the Party, the State and the Fatherland Front
led by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam
Nong Duc Manh on August 31 paid floral tributes to President
Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum on the occasion of the 60th
anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day. |
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Diplomatic service
in Ho Chi Minh Epoch contributes to the country’s
glorious victories |
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 The
Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 23 held a seminar to
review the results of the implementation of the ninth Party
Congress’s resolution on diplomacy and orientations in the
new stage on the occasion of its 60th anniversary August 28,
1945 – August 28, 2005). Speeches delivered at the seminar
stressed that over the past 60 years, under the leadership
of the Party and the direct guidance of President Ho Chi Minh, the diplomatic service has made great progress and
recorded many achievements, contributing to common glorious
victories of the nation. |
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Vietnam's National
Day celebrated in India |
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A meeting to celebrate Vietnam's
60th National Day was jointly held in India by
the All-India Peace and Solidarity Organisation and the
India-Vietnam Friendship Association on August 25. |
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India's website
praises Vietnam's revolution |
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India's "South Asia Analysis
Group" website has praised the glorious revolutionary cause
of Vietnam in an article entitled "Vietnam's Tryst with
Destiny" by Dr Subhash Kapila on the occasion of Vietnam's
60th anniversary of National Day (September 2). |
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Place where
revolutionary songs originate |
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In the animated atmosphere marking
the 60th anniversary of the August Revolution and National
Day, September 2, the Ministry of Culture and Information, in
co-ordination with the People’s Committee of Tuyen Quang
province held an art performance entitled ‘Tan Trao shines
forever with green capital’ in Tuyen Quang town. |
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The prison escape of communists |
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 The
house at number 78, Giai Phong Street, Hanoi has become a
meeting place for many revolutionary veterans and leaders in
the northern region of the country during special occasions.
Leaders of Hanoi have visited the house many times and
presented the owner with many gifts. This year, the owner of
the house is 100 years old with 75 years as a Party member. He
was the man who was part of a special event. His name is
Truong Dinh Dan. |
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Vietnam's
achievements in ensuring social progress and equality
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Just after the Democratic
Republic of Vietnam declared its foundation on September 2,
1945, the Revolutionary government implemented policies to
ensure social equality, such as giving land for tillers and
encouraging all people regardless of ethnic group, age or
gender to attend literacy classes and to take part in social
activities. |
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Party leadership in the 1945 August Revolution |
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The success of the 1945 August
Revolution, President Ho Chi Minh put it, was indebted to the
clear-sighted and determined leadership of the Party. With
this victory, not only the working class and Vietnamese people
but also working people and oppressed nations elsewhere in the
world were proud that for the first time in revolutionary
history of colonies and semi-colonies, a Party with only 15
years of experience, was able to successfully lead a
revolution and seize power on the national scale. 1 |
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Preparations for
National Day celebration completed |
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Preparations for mass parades at
Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi on September 2 to mark the 60th
anniversary of the August Revolution and the National Day
have almost completed, announced the National Steering Board
for Organisation of Important Anniversaries on August 17. |
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I wrote
the national anthem |
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In November, 1944, the song “Tien Quan Ca” (Marching
Song) was composed at the request for a song for the
revolutionary army. The song composed by Van Cao resounded the
magnanimous sound of the whole country in upraising so it was
accepted immediately by millions of people and since then, the
song has become the national anthem. On the occasion of the
60th founding anniversary of the country, Nhan Dan newspaper
presents an article by late composer Van Cao recalling his
composition of the national anthem. |
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National Day and
August Revolution marked at revolutionary base
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 A
meeting to mark the National Day (September 2) and 60th
anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) was held on
August 16 in northern mountainous Tuyen Quang province, where
the Party and the National Congress met and decided on a
general uprising to seize power from French colonialists 60
years ago. |
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Memorabilia of
August Revolution on display |
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Memorabilia of the August
Revolution are being displayed at the Vietnam Revolution
Museum, including original items made public for the first
time, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of
the establishment of an independent Vietnam. |
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Seminar stresses
significance of August Revolution |
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The August Revolution ushered in
an era of national independence and socialism in Vietnam,
emphasised a seminar entitled "The 60th anniversary
of the August Revolution and the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam" in Hanoi on August 15. |
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A
grand military parade and civil demonstration was held at 7
am on September 2 to mark the August 1945 Revolution and
National Day (September 2) at heroic Ba Dinh Square, where
60 years ago, President Ho Chi Minh solemnly read the
Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the birth of the
Democratic Republic of Vietnam, and opening up a new era for
the Vietnamese nation.
Party General Secretary Nong Duc
Manh, President Tran Duc Luong, Prime Minister Phan Van
Khai, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An, and
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Pham The Duyet
held a grand reception in the evening of September 2 on the
occasion of the National Day.
About
1,200 students in Hanoi took part in the raising of the
biggest ever Party flag and the biggest ever national flag
at the My Dinh national stadium to celebrate Vietnam's 60th
National Day.
Plans
for celebrating the 60th anniversary of the
August Revolution and National Day, September 2, were
announced in Hanoi yesterday.
There is a collection on the
revolutionary press printings in the August Revolution upsurge
in 1945 at the Vietnam Revolutionary Museum. Tran Thu Huong
writes. 
Party
General Secretary Nong Duc Manh on August 19 asked officials
and people in Truong Ha commune to continue the preservation
and promotion of the historic value of the Pac Bo historical
and revolutionary relic site.
On the occasion of the
60th anniversary of the August Revolution and
National Day (September 2), Party General Secretary Nong Duc
Manh granted an interview to Nhan Dan newspaper, describing
the August Revolution as a symbol of Vietnamese strength,
spirit, will, ability and intellect.
"The Vietnamese State attaches
special importance to building the people's administration and
strengthening socialist legislation," said President Tran Duc
Luong.
