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CP member and student of MA Political Science, Kyril Whittaker discusses the significance of Việt Nam’s Independence Day, and congratulates Việt Nam and his family and friends who are members of the CPV on this special day.
On this day in 1945 Uncle Hồ read the declaration of independence in Việt Nam, this declaration for the first time declared Việt Nam as an independent country, free from French colonialism and Japanese Fascism. Sadly, we all know what the following period of Vietnamese history held for its people, as the French presence did not leave, and more Imperialist activity, and more oppressors would come to ensure for another thirty years until 1975 that Việt Nam would not be as Hồ hoped it to be, that is an independent, peaceful and re-unified Việt Nam.
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Uncle Hồ in Ba Dinh Square where his mausoleum is now placed |
It is also significant that today, on Independence Day the 2nd of September Uncle Hồ died in 1969. Sadly, Hồ never got to see his country reunified and he never got to achieve his dream of going to the South to meet the Southern people again. However, Uncle Hồ's legacy lives on today, in the hearts and minds of millions of people worldwide, in pictures in their homes, books on their shelves, videos on their phones and thoughts in their minds. It is because of Uncle Hồ and the Vietnamese People's vision that Việt Nam is an independent and reunified peaceful country today.
Vietnamese independence is a living testament not only to the strength of socialism, but to the will of the people in the face of imperialist aggression. Việt Nam achieving full independence after fighting three wars in succession, and then immediately two after 1975, shows the resilience of working people for true freedom, true independence and for socialism.
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Poster celebrating independence outside the central post office in Hồ Chí Minh city, 2019 |
Today Việt Nam is a prosperous nation with a continuously growing economy that enjoys friendly relationships with countries around the globe. It is peaceful and focused on the construction of socialism. This construction is evident through its strong party adjacent women's union, making its workplace rights for women some of the most admirable in the world. It is shown through its adherence to Marxism-Leninism and Hồ Chí Minh thought, providing a solid ground of self-criticism in party proceedings and ensuring that all state apparatus works to the benefit of the people. As of late, recent examples of this include the army and police harvesting crops, buying and delivering food to those who need it, buying and delivering medical supplies and women's toiletries. Socialism is truly flourishing in Việt Nam, may it forever be a free, independent country.
To all my Vietnamese friends and family, happy Independence Day! 🇻🇳
Rest in peace Hồ Chí Minh and all revolutionary martyrs, who helped to make Việt Nam the free, independent, socialist nation it is today.
"Vietnam has the right to enjoy freedom and independence and in fact has become a free and independent country. 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 freedom and independence."
Quote taken from: Hồ Chí Minh, Selected Writings 1920-1969, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Hà Nội, 1973, p.56
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