(Baonghean.vn) - Exactly 72 years ago, in just the last two weeks of August 1945, the entire Vietnamese people, under the leadership of the Indochinese Communist Party, the Viet Minh Front and leader Ho Chi Minh, rose up to carry out a General Uprising, seize power to decide the fate of the nation for themselves.
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| On August 16-17, the National Congress held in Tan Trao approved 10 major policies of the Viet Minh, passed the general uprising order, decided on the national flag and national anthem, and elected the Central National Liberation Committee, a.k.a. the provisional government, with Ho Chi Minh as President. |
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| On August 19, 1945, tens of thousands of Hanoi people took to the streets to protest and launch an armed uprising to seize power. Red flags with yellow stars filled the streets. |
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| President Ho Chi Minh made an appeal: “The decisive hour for the destiny of our nation has come. All our compatriots, please stand up and use our strength to liberate ourselves.” |
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| From August 14 to 18, the general uprising won victory in the rural areas of the Northern Delta, most of the Central region, part of the South and the towns of Bac Giang, Hai Phong, Ha Tinh, and Hoi An. |
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On August 25, 1945, President Ho Chi Minh returned to Hanoi. Two days later, at the request of President Ho Chi Minh, the National Liberation Committee elected by the National Congress in Tan Trao was reformed into the Provisional Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. |
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| On August 28, 1945, the people of Saigon rose up to seize power. From August 14 to 28, localities across the country rose up in a general uprising to successfully seize power. |
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| On August 28, 1945, the Liberation Army in Viet Bac returned to parade at the Opera House Square, Hanoi. |
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| The victory of the August Revolution in 1945 and the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam was a major historical event, marking a great leap forward for the Vietnamese revolution. For the first time, the working class and laboring people won power throughout the country. For the first time, the People's Democracy regime was born in Vietnam. |
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| On September 2, 1945, at Ba Dinh Square (Hanoi), President Ho Chi Minh solemnly read the Declaration of Independence, giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. |
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| "The French fled, the Japanese surrendered, King Bao Dai abdicated. Our people have broken the colonial chains of nearly 100 years to build an independent Vietnam. Our people have also overthrown the monarchy of several decades and established the Democratic Republic. A nation that has courageously resisted French slavery for more than 80 years, a nation that has courageously stood with the Allies against fascism for several years, that nation must be free! That nation must be independent!", quoted from the Declaration of Independence. |
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| In Saigon, people also flocked to Nam Bo Palace Square to rally to celebrate Independence Day on September 2. |
Kim Ngoc
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