10 historical sites associated with the August Revolution

(Baonghean.vn) - On the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of the August Revolution, let's learn about 10 historical sites associated with the August Revolution across the country.

1. Pac Bo Cave

Pac Bo Cave (Ha Quang, Cao Bang) is a place associated with a particularly important historical period in the life of President Ho Chi Minh and the Vietnamese revolution in the years 1941 - 1945. Many important policies and decisions for the success of the August Revolution in 1945 were made here, such as the 8th conference of the Party Central Committee (May 10 - 19, 1941), which determined the task of national liberation as the top priority, decided to establish the Viet Minh Front, and founded the newspaper "Vietnam Independence".

2. Tan Trao Communal House

On August 16, 1945, the Tan Trao National Congress officially opened at Tan Trao communal house (Son Duong district, Tuyen Quang province). The Congress approved the general uprising policy of the Indochinese Communist Party and the Viet Minh Central Committee; and unanimously approved 10 policies of the Viet Minh. The Congress decided to establish the Vietnam National Liberation Committee. On August 17, 1945, the Congress closed in the boiling atmosphere of the general uprising.

3. Hanoi Opera House

On August 17, 1945, a rally organized by the puppet government of Tran Trong Kim at the Hanoi Opera House turned into a demonstration of revolutionary force by the Viet Minh. On August 19, 1945, a large revolutionary rally took place at the Opera House Square. The protesters then spread out into many groups to carry out a general uprising throughout the city.

4. Northern Government

The Tonkin Government (now at 12 Ngo Quyen Street, Hanoi) used to be the headquarters of the colonial government in Tonkin. After the Japanese coup against the French on March 9, 1945, the building was changed to the Imperial Envoy's Palace of the Tran Trong Kim government. When the general uprising broke out in Hanoi on August 19, 1945, the Viet Minh forces and the people of Hanoi attacked and occupied this iconic building of the colonial regime.

5. Security Guard Camp

The Security Camp in Hanoi was the place where the battle of wits took place between the revolutionary forces and the heavily armed Japanese army. With the demonstration of mass strength and the arguments of the revolutionary leaders, the Japanese army agreed to withdraw, we completely controlled the Security Camp, contributing to the victory of the General Uprising in Hanoi.

6. Than Governor's Palace (Long An Province)

The important event associated with the Than General Palace - the symbol of the August Revolution in Tan An province (now Long An) - The uprising leadership placed its headquarters in a villa built in the 19th century in the middle of Tan An province. This was the first Southern locality to revolt and seize power on August 21, 1945.

7. Palace of the Imperial Commissioner

When the revolution broke out in Saigon on August 24, 1945, the Imperial Commissioner's Palace (now the Ho Chi Minh City Museum) was the first place in the city where the red flag with yellow star was raised, fluttering in the belief of victory.

8. Ngo Mon Gate (Hue)

Ngo Mon Gate (Hue), August 30, 1945, tens of thousands of people gathered to watch King Bao Dai read the abdication decree to become a citizen of Vinh Thuy. After that, the former king handed over the seal and sword to the representative of Viet Minh, Mr. Tran Huy Lieu.

9. House 48 Hang Ngang (Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi)

The house at 48 Hang Ngang (Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi) of the capitalist Trinh Van Bo was chosen by the Party Central Committee as the place where President Ho Chi Minh lived and worked in the early days of his return from the Viet Bac resistance base to the capital in August 1945. Here, many important policies and strategies of the August Revolution were proposed. Notably, in a room on the second floor of this house, President Ho drafted the "Declaration of Independence" giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

10. Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi

Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi is where President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, on September 2, 1945, after the complete victory of the August Revolution.

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