September 2, 1945 created a colonial liberation movement around the world.

(Baonghean.vn) - The great historical significance of the event of September 2, 1945 created momentum for a series of colonial peoples around the world to rise up and seize power.

72 years ago, on September 2, 1945 - at Ba Dinh Square, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence, giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam).

From then on, our nation’s history turned a new page. For the first time, the Vietnamese people could raise their heads and be proud to the world because they had become citizens of a free and independent country. And this important historical event was like the first shot that helped colonial nations rise up to fight to regain power.

1. Great historical significance

At exactly 2:00 p.m. on September 2, 1945, witnessed by about 500,000 Hanoians, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence on the podium, declaring the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) to the world.

It can be said that this important event was the inevitable result after we won the August Revolution. The August Revolution broke the chains of slavery of French colonialism for more than 80 years and the domination of Japanese fascism for nearly 5 years, overthrew the feudal throne that had reigned for nearly ten centuries in our country, and established a state ruled by the working people.

Crowds of people gathered at Ba Dinh Square.

Besides, the victory of this revolution also marked a leap forward in the development of the Vietnamese revolution, opening a new era for the nation: the era of independence and freedom; the era of working people taking power, mastering the country, mastering the destiny of the nation; the era of national liberation associated with social liberation.

More importantly, the victory of the revolution contributed to the victory over fascism in World War II, not only piercing the weakest link in the colonial system of imperialism but also strongly encouraging the colonial peoples to fight for self-liberation.

2. Colonial peoples rise up to seize power

The August Revolution sparked an “independence movement” in many colonial countries in Africa and Asia. Some countries such as Indonesia, the Philippines, Egypt... rose up to fight for power.

After the Japanese fascists surrendered to the Allies on August 23, 1945, the Lao people rose up to establish revolutionary governments in many places. On October 12, 1945, the people of the capital Vientiane rose up to seize power, the Lao government presented itself to the nation and solemnly declared to the world the independence of Laos.

On July 4, 1946, representatives of the United States and the Republic of the Philippines signed a Treaty of Government Relations, recognizing the Philippines as an independent nation.

After gaining independence from British colonialism in October 1952, the Egyptian people quickly set about rebuilding their country.

The Cuban Revolution (1953–1959) was an armed uprising led by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement and its allies against the US-imposed military dictatorship of Batista in early 1952. The revolution began in July 1953, eventually overthrowing Batista on January 1, 1959, establishing a revolutionary socialist government.

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