151 Vietnam, which had been colonized by the French and then by the Japanese, declared their independence from colonial rule—particularly the re-imposition of a French colonial regime—in the aftermath of Japan’s defeat in World War II. Proclaimed by Ho Chi Minh in September 1945, Vietnam’s Declaration of Independence reflected back the early promises of the Allies in World War II and The August Revolution was successful. On September 2, 1945, at the historic Ba Dinh Square, President Ho Chi Minh solemnly read the Declaration of Independence declaring to the entire nation, compatriots and the world about the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. On September 2, 1945, Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the independent Democratic Republic of Vietnam in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh square. The first lines of his speech repeated verbatim the famous second paragraph of America’s 1776 Declaration of Independence. All men are created equal. Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945) Ho Chi Minh with a child, c. 1950s In September 1945, the same month that World War II officially ended, Ho Chi Minh (1890–1969) declared both Vietnamese independence and the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. The Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam was a speech read by Ho Chi Minh on September 2, 1945, in Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi, Vietnam, which proclaims the independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam from France and Japan Empire after the Second World War. Proclaimed by Ho Chi Minh in September 1945, Vietnam’s Declaration of Independence reflected back the early promises of the Allies in World War II and even borrowed directly from the American Declaration of Independence. The declaration of independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Tuyên ngôn độc lập Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa) was written by Hồ Chí Minh, and announced in public at the Ba Đình square in Hanoi on 2 September 1945. DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF VlET- NAM (September 2, 1945) All men are created equal; they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights; among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. This immortal statement was made in the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America in The Declaration of Independence (Tuyên ngôn độc lập) was written by Hồ Chí Minh and announced at Ba Đình Square, Hanoi, on September 2, 1945, declared independence from Japan and France, founding the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945) Editor’s Note: Ho Chi Minh’s September 2, 1945 declaration, proclaimed an independent Democratic Republic of Vietnam. The opening passage by Paris-educated Ho Chi Minh, founder of the Vietnamese Communist Party, was a verbatim recitation of our July 4, 1776. Democratic Republic of Vietnam (September 2, 1945) “We hold truths that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Summary: The Democratic Republic of Vietnam's Declaration of Independence, proclaimed on September 2, 1945, declared Vietnam's independence from French colonial rule and Japanese occupation. It After the Việt Minh uprising had succeeded in almost all provinces, the Standing Committee of the Indochinese Communist Party met in Hanoi for the first time under the chairmanship Hồ Chí Minh (1890-1969) and decided to promulgate the Provisional Government of Independence. Hồ drafted the entire Declaration himself during the five days preceding its public presentation by Hồ at a mass On Sept. 2, 1945, Ho Chi Minh declared the independence of Vietnam from France. The proclamation paraphrased the U.S. Declaration of Independence in declaring, “All men are born equal: the Creator has given us inviolable rights, life, liberty, and happiness!” On 2 September 1945, approximately 500,000 people gathered in Ba Đình Square 1 to hear Hồ Chí Minh read the Vietnamese Declaration of Independence and announce the creation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) government (fig. 1). His words mimicked the American Declaration of Independence. visional Revolutionary Government, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence, giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. With core values about national rights and human rights, the Declaration of Inde. Source: Ho Chi Minh, "Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Viemam, " Selected Writings (Hanoi: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1977), pp. 5356. This text is part of the Internet Modern History Sourcebook. The Sourcebook is a collection of public domain and copy-permitted texts for introductory level classes in modern European and World history. Unless otherwise “Declaration of Independence, Democratic Republic of Vietnam* Ho Chi Minh (Hanoi, 2 September 1945). (SEPTEMBER 2, 1945) "All men are created equal. The August Revolution of 1945 saw Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh attempt to take control of Vietnam, following the Japanese surrender and withdrawal. On September 2nd Ho Chi Minh read a declaration of independence in Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi. Its opening lines drew on the American Declaration of Independence, written and signed 169 years earlier:
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