136th Anniversary of Birth of Ho Chi Minh
May 19, 1890

Events in Viet Nam and Across the World Mark Anniversary of Birth of Ho Chi Minh

Political and artistic program “His Name Shines Forever” in Hanoi, May 19, 2026 that was also broadcast live across Viet Nam.

The 136th anniversary of the birth of Ho Chi Minh, the legendary leader of the Vietnamese people, is being marked in Viet Nam with meetings, seminars, photo and art exhibitions and cultural events. People from all walks of life are paying tribute to him at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi.

These events honour the immense contributions of President Ho Chi Minh to Viet Nam’s freedom, while also helping to further promote and educate citizens, state officials and particularly the younger generation about President Ho and to learn from his revolutionary communist life, outlook, morality and lifestyle.

An exhibition marking 80 years since President Ho Chi Minh issued the call for national resistance in 1946 is taking place from May 19 to 23 at the Nghe An-Soviet-Nghe Tinh Museum, as part of the 2026 Sen (Lotus) Village Festival in Nghe An Province in north central Viet Nam, bordering Laos and the Gulf of Tonkin, the President’s ancestral home.

During the month of May, tens of thousands of children and youth visit the Kim Lien Special National Relic Site in Nghe An province to learn about President Ho. This is not left to chance so as to preserve the historical memory of Ho Chi Minh’s legacy and imprint the historical memory of the Vietnam’s struggle to be free from one generation to the next.

Children visiting the Kim Lien Special National Relic Site in Nghe An province, May 18, 2026.

At the Con Dao Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, 25 art pieces created with lotus leaves portraying female revolutionary fighters are currently on public display.

Exhibit at Con Dao Museum, Ho Chi Minh City

Events to pay tribute to Ho Chi Minh on the 136th anniversary of his birth have been or are being held around the world, including in Canada, Belgium and Australia, reflecting the deep and profound respect that humanity holds for Ho Chi Minh and his immortal contributions to the liberation of Viet Nam and humanity’s forward march to create a world free of imperialism, oppression and war.

Hanoi is resplendent with banners and signs to celebrate Ho Chi Minh’s birthday.

In Laos, a delegation of more than 120 representatives of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, the local Vietnamese community and local government, led by Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyễn Minh Tâm offers flowers and incense at President Hồ Chí Minh Historical Site in Xiengvang village, Nongbok district, Khammouane province, May 16, 2026.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea (RoK) holds a ceremony to celebrate the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh, May 16, 2026.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela Vũ Trung Mỹ , speaking in Caracas on May 15, 2026, expresses appreciation for the solidarity and affection shown by the Socialist Party of Venezuela, political parties and progressive political forces, and the Venezuelan people toward President Ho Chi Minh and Viet Nam.

(With files from Nhan Dan. Photos: VNA.)

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