Uncle Ho reading the Declaration
of Independence, by Nguyen Nguyen Duong (1979), colour
powder. (Courtesy Vietnam
National Fine Arts Museum)
Seventy-six years ago the historic August Revolution of the
Vietnamese people was successfully concluded and Vietnam emerged a
sovereign independent country putting an end to a 1,000-year history of
Chinese rule and close to 100 years of French colonial oppression and
Japanese fascist occupation. On September 2, 1945, President Ho Chi
Minh issued Vietnam's Declaration of Independence in Ba Dinh Square,
Hanoi.
Before a jubilant assembly of close to 1
million of his compatriots, Ho Chi Minh declared, "We, members of the
Provisional Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, solemnly
declare to the world that Vietnam has the right to be a free and
independent country -- and in fact is so already. The entire Vietnamese
people are determined to mobilize all their physical and mental
strength, to sacrifice their lives and property in order to safeguard
their independence and liberty."
Vietnam's National
Day has since become a joyous occasion for the Vietnamese people at
home and abroad to review their successes and show their pride in the
heroic and indomitable tradition of the nation under the leadership of
the Communist Party of Vietnam. National Day is celebrated with great
warmth and affection by close to 100 million Vietnamese in their
homeland, by the patriotic diaspora and by friends of Vietnam worldwide.
General
Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong pays
tribute to Ho Chi Minh on National Day (left). Prime Minister Pham Minh
Chinh delivers a speech at the virtual celebration of National Day
(right).
On this
occasion, the Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist) extends its
warmest revolutionary greetings to the Communist Party of Vietnam, the
government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Vietnamese
people everywhere.
Speaking on September 2 at a
virtual celebration of Vietnam's 76th National Day, Prime Minister Pham
Minh Chinh said that over the past 76 years, the Party, State and
people of Vietnam, have tirelessly strived to defend independence,
sovereignty, unity, territorial integrity, national self-determination,
and the freedom and happiness for the people, in the spirit of "nothing
is more precious than independence and freedom."
He
said that after 35 years of Doi Moi (renewal), of
opening and integration and overcoming countless challenges and
hardship, and with thanks also to the invaluable and effective
assistance of its international friends, Vietnam has achieved immense
and historic triumphs in every area. The size and power of Vietnam's
economy are soaring. From a poor, less developed country, Vietnam has
become a middle-income developing country. The United Nations
recognized Vietnam as one of the leading countries in realizing the
Millennium Development Goals, especially on poverty reduction, gender
equality, health care and education. "Most importantly," he said, "we
identify human beings as the centre, the subject, the highest goal and
the most important driver of development."
Prime
Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed Vietnam's appreciation "to other
countries and international organizations for their keen attention and
enabling conditions given to the overseas Vietnamese nationals and
community in your countries." He also appealed to the international
community for continued assistance and sharing of technology,
experience, financing, medical supplies, equipment and bio-products,
treatment drugs and especially vaccines. "The best vaccine," he said,
"is the earliest given."
Vietnam, he said, would
continue its efforts to safeguard the interest of the nation-state on
the basis of the fundamental principles of the UN Charter and
international law.
The Socialist Republic of
Vietnam stands strong and tall in the community of nations as a
champion of peace, freedom, sovereignty and independence. In a world
dominated by big powers Vietnam finds its way to secure the well-being
and to uphold the most cherished principles of the people. Vietnam's
successes underscore the necessity for the people to be in charge of
their own destiny and to put all the human and material assets of their
society at the disposal of providing solutions that favour the
well-being of the people.
Long
Live the Socialist Republic of Vietnam!
This article was published in
Volume 51 Number 9 - September 5, 2021
Article Link:
https://cpcml.ca/Tmlm2021/Articles/M5100910.HTM
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