Event 2/9 - National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

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On September 2, 1945, at Ba Dinh Square, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence, solemnly declaring to the entire nation and the world the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. This was the great achievement of the August Revolution, and September 2, 1945, became a significant historical milestone for the country, marking a new and brilliant chapter in the nation's history of building and defending its homeland.

After the successful uprisings in Hanoi and northern Vietnam, on August 25, 1945, President Ho Chi Minh returned from the revolutionary base to the outskirts of Hanoi. The following afternoon, the Central Committee welcomed him to a second-floor apartment at 48 Hang Ngang Street, Hanoi, to directly lead the movement. He presided over a meeting of the Central Committee Standing Committee to discuss domestic and foreign affairs and decided to urgently organize the inauguration of the provisional government.
 

On September 2, 1945, from early morning, hundreds of thousands of people, dressed in red, with flags and flowers, gathered at Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi.

At the historic large stage at Ba Dinh Square, before a large rally of the people, President Ho Chi Minh, on behalf of the Provisional Government, solemnly read the Declaration of Independence, announcing to the entire nation and the world that the Democratic Republic of Vietnam was now born.

Affirming the justness of human rights and the rights of each nation, President Ho Chi Minh began the Declaration of Independence by quoting the American Declaration of Independence of 1776: "All men are created equal. They are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights; that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness," and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1791: "Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only on the common good." He emphasized, "These are undeniable truths."

President Ho Chi Minh affirmed: “A nation that has bravely fought against French colonialism for over eighty years, a nation that has bravely stood with the Allies against fascism for several years, that nation must be free! That nation must be independent!”

On behalf of the Provisional Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, President Ho Chi Minh solemnly declared to the world: “The people of Vietnam have the right to enjoy freedom and independence, and in fact, have become a free and independent nation. The entire Vietnamese nation is determined to use all its spirit and strength, lives and property to maintain that freedom and independence.”

The Declaration of Independence marked the beginning of a new era, where, for the first time, the Vietnamese people could hold their heads high and be proud of becoming citizens of a free and independent country. The ideas of President Ho Chi Minh in the Declaration of Independence on September 2, 1945, became a tremendous source of strength for the entire Vietnamese nation to overcome all difficulties and challenges. The Vietnamese people, under the leadership of the Communist Party, have resolutely fought against imperialism and feudalism. Thirty years after the “Declaration of Independence,” in 1975, our Party and our army and people accomplished a glorious historical mission: liberating the South and unifying the country. Today, our Party and our people continue to advance comprehensive renewal in the context of a world and regional situation that will remain highly complex, impacting our country, creating both opportunities and challenges; resolutely and persistently defending the independence, sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.