On September 2, 1945, Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam's independence, marking the start of a prolonged struggle for freedom and shaping global history. (VOVWORLD) - 76 years ago, on September 2, 1945, at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi, President Ho Chi Minh read Vietnam’s Declaration of Independence, giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and declaring to the world an independent and free Vietnam. The Declaration of Independence embraces historical and practical values and reflects President Ho The entire Vietnamese people are determined to mobilise all their physical and mental strength, to sacrifice their lives and property in order to safeguard their independence and liberty. Source: Ho Chi Minh, Selected Works (Hanoi, 1960-1962), Vol. 3, pp. 17-21. REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM (SEPTEMBER 2, 1945) Introduction 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. 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. 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. Vietnam's Declaration of Independence. Issued by Ho Chi Minh on 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 1776 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. Ho Chi Minh, “Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, ” Selected Writings (Hanoi: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1977), pp Ho Chi Minh, the revolutionary name of Nguyen That Thanh (1890–1969), was the leader of the Vietnamese revolution for independence from the French. He was educated in France, where he became a communist. He returned home to fight Japanese occupation during World War II and to lead resistance to the French afterward. 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. 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. 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. 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. REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM (SEPTEMBER 2, 1945) Introduction 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. 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 September 2, 1945, in front of a crowd of hundreds of thousands, Ho declared Vietnam an independent nation. He began his speech with words familiar to any American schoolchild: 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. After Vietnam being ruled by the French for over 80 years, Ho Chi Minh decided it was enough (Vietnam Declaration). His speech has similar aspects of the U.S Declaration of Independence, stating that "All men are created equal." 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
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