Declaration of Independence - Historical value and contemporary significance

71 years ago, on September 2, 1945, at Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi capital, President Ho Chi Minh, on behalf of the people, read the Declaration of Independence giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam - the first workers' and peasants' state in Southeast Asia.

On August 19, 1945, when the uprising to seize power in Hanoi was successful, leader Ho Chi Minh left Tan Trao (Tuyen Quang) for Hanoi. He lived and worked at 48 Hang Ngang Street. Here, he drafted the Declaration of Independence, worked with comrades in the Central Party Standing Committee and the National Liberation Committee, and prepared for the introduction of the Provisional Government and the Independence Day of the country.

President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence at Ba Dinh Square on September 2, 1945.

At the beginning of the Declaration, Ho Chi Minh quoted the American Declaration of Independence drafted by Thomas Jefferson and promulgated on July 4, 1776, saying: “All men are created equal. They are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Next, he also mentioned the ideas of freedom, equality, and fraternity in the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen in 1791: “Men are born free and with equal rights, and must always remain free and with equal rights.” These are immortal ideas about human rights, undeniable truths.

Uncle Ho stood on the podium with members of the provisional government to greet the people.

After affirming the undeniable truths, Ho Chi Minh emphasized: “Yet for more than 80 years, the French colonialists have taken advantage of the flag of freedom, equality, and fraternity to invade our country and oppress our people. Their actions are completely contrary to humanity and justice.”

The Declaration of Independence is a "great piece of literature of all ages," crystallizing the steadfast and indomitable historical tradition of our nation. It is an epic poem that opens a new era for the Vietnamese nation - the era of independence and freedom, and contributes to enriching the right to self-determination of nations around the world - the right to independence and freedom.

After Uncle Ho read the Declaration of Independence, all members of the Government took the oath of office.

The Declaration of Independence ended with an iron determination: “Vietnam has the right to enjoy freedom and independence, and in fact has become a free and independent country. The entire Vietnamese people are determined to mobilize all their spirit and strength, to sacrifice their lives and property in order to safeguard that freedom and independence.”

The Declaration officially pointed out a new revolutionary government of the Vietnamese people built and matured according to the wishes of all classes of people and the entire Vietnamese nation. The Declaration of Independence affirmed the unshakable iron will and at the same time the eternal philosophy of life of the Vietnamese people discovered by President Ho Chi Minh: "Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom."

On all the streets of the provinces and cities, people happily sang songs on Independence Day.

The Declaration of Independence is the product of the combination of the values ​​of Vietnam's heroic, indomitable tradition and national independence will with the noble mission of the proletariat mentioned in the Communist Manifesto (1848). It clearly shows that the Vietnamese revolution is an organic part of the world revolution and the Vietnamese proletariat is an inseparable part of the world proletariat with the noble and great historical mission of liberating the nation and humanity.

The Declaration of Independence demonstrates the absolute loyalty to Marxism-Leninism of the Communist Party of Vietnam, headed by President Ho Chi Minh. The Declaration also shows that President Ho Chi Minh had a far-sighted vision of historical development, had genius predictions about the future of the revolution as well as the process of deep integration of the Vietnamese revolution into the world revolutionary movement.

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered at Ba Dinh Square to listen to President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence, giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

The Declaration of Independence giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam - the first people's democratic state in Southeast Asia, drafted and announced by President Ho Chi Minh himself to all the Vietnamese people and the world, demonstrates his sharp and brilliant intelligence. This is the result of a unique and genius scientific thinking process of President Ho Chi Minh. That further clearly and consistently affirms a very simple but highly general truth: Ho Chi Minh's ideology and moral example as well as his sharp intelligence will forever illuminate our path.

Not only intellectuals participated in the Independence Declaration Ceremony, the peasant class was also considered an important force for the Vietnamese people to have a glorious victory like today.

Today, colonialism - a stain and pain in human history - has been erased. Countries and peoples around the world are participating in the process of globalization, international integration, cooperation for development in peace and friendship. That is the main trend that independent Vietnam is proactively and actively participating in as a responsible member of the world community. That reality is developing and is guaranteed by morality and reason in relations between countries and the international legal system. But in the world, there still exists another reality.

Southern soldiers and civilians during the important historical days of September 1945.

That is, wars, local conflicts still occur, terrorism and cruel acts against human rights. In particular, big countries with their interests and extreme nationalism, blatantly violate the independence, sovereignty, territorial rights, seas and islands of small countries, regardless of morality, reason and international law. That reality makes the international and regional situation unstable, threatening peace, cooperation and development. Countries and peoples need to unite, act in unison, and strive for a world of peace, cooperation, friendliness and development. Regardless of whether they are big or small countries, they must respect each other's sovereignty, on the basis of historical reality and international law.

The emotional atmosphere, filled with flags and flowers on the day Uncle Ho read the Declaration of Independence on September 2, 1945.

Throughout history, the Vietnamese people have had to fight against many powerful and brutal invaders to protect their sacred independence. More than anyone else, the Vietnamese people understand the value of peace, independence and freedom. The Vietnamese people love peace, respect harmony and always want to be friends with all countries in the world, but the determination to protect independence as sworn in the Declaration of Independence in 1945 remains intact in the will of each citizen and the entire Vietnamese nation.

71 years have passed, the Declaration of Independence has entered people's hearts as an awakening, affirming the belief and strength of the Vietnamese people in a bright future. It is an immortal piece of literature that contributes to the character and soul of our nation.

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