Workshop '70 years of the historic victory of Dien Bien Phu (1954 - 2024) and the great contributions of the army and people of Nghe An'
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of April 25, the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee coordinated with the Political Department of Military Region 4 to organize the scientific conference "70 years of the historic victory of Dien Bien Phu (1954 - 2024) and the great contributions of the army and people of Nghe An" and the thematic exhibition "Dien Bien Phu - a golden history".
Attending the workshop were leaders of the Vietnam Military History Institute; the Party History Institute, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics; and leaders of Military Region 4.
On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; representatives of provincial departments, branches, sectors and units; historical researchers and a large number of officers and soldiers of the armed forces.
In her opening speech at the workshop, Comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department stated: In the heroic history of the Vietnamese people's resistance against foreign invaders, there are victories whose stature, significance and influence have become values beyond the national scope, becoming symbols of the spirit of the struggle to protect national independence, protect the right to life, the right to freedom and the right to pursue happiness of progressive humanity in the world.
One of the victories of such magnitude in the era of proletarian revolution that was achieved in Vietnam was the historic Dien Bien Phu Victory - the pinnacle of the Vietnamese people's long-term resistance war against the French colonial invasion war in the years from 1945-1954.
The workshop "70 years of the historic victory of Dien Bien Phu (1954-2024) and the great contributions of the army and people of Nghe An", combined with the thematic exhibition "Dien Bien Phu - A golden history" is a meaningful activity to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the historic victory of Dien Bien Phu (May 7, 1954 - May 7, 2024), continuing to acknowledge, honor and widely spread the great sacrifices and contributions of the armed forces and people of Nghe An province to the 9-year long resistance war against the French colonialists, especially the historic Dien Bien Phu Campaign.
The conference gathered 47 presentations presenting a vivid and colorful picture of the approaches to the values and significance of the Dien Bien Phu victory, especially the important and great contributions of the army and people of Nghe An. The most prominent presentations were: "Nghe An Provincial Party Committee led the logistics assurance in the Dien Bien Phu campaign"; "Nghe An army and people fought and served in the Dien Bien Phu campaign, worthy of the tradition of the heroic Soviet homeland"...
Speaking at the conclusion of the workshop, comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee affirmed: The workshop is an opportunity for the entire Party, people and army to review the tradition of steadfast and indomitable struggle of generations of fathers and brothers, and to remember compatriots and comrades who fought and heroically sacrificed in the resistance war against the French colonialists.
The results of the workshop will contribute significantly to the fight against wrong views, defeating all plots and tricks against the Vietnamese revolution by hostile forces. At the same time, the opinions and discussions at the workshop combined with the exhibition, display and introduction of valuable documents and artifacts about the Dien Bien Phu Campaign have given viewers a panoramic view of a victory that "resounded throughout the five continents and shook the world".
This will be an important and practical theoretical and practical basis for Nghe An province to apply in the process of planning policies and strategies, developing them into resources to serve the requirements of building and defending the Fatherland in the heroic Soviet homeland, the homeland of President Ho Chi Minh.
At the same time, the Political Department of Military Region 4 opened the thematic exhibition “Dien Bien Phu - A golden history”. The exhibition displays nearly 200 images and 30 artifacts of heroes, martyrs, youth volunteers, and frontline laborers participating in the Dien Bien Phu campaign.
