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Grand military parade commemorates 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory
A grand military parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory took place in Dien Bien Phu City, the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, on May 7 morning.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong sent a flower basket to celebrate the anniversary.
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A float carrying the national emblem at the grand military parade. |
The event was attended by former General Secretary Nong Duc Manh; Former Presidents: Nguyen Minh Triet, Truong Tan Sang, Nguyen Xuan Phuc; Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh; Former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung; former Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Van An; Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan; Politburo members: Permanent member of the Party Central Committee (PCC)’s Secretariat and Head of the PCC's Organisation Commission Truong Thi Mai, Standing Vice Chairman of the NA Tran Thanh Man, Secretary of the PCC and Head of PCC's Commission for Internal Affairs Phan Dinh Trac, Secretary of the PCC and Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court Nguyen Hoa Binh, Minister of Public Security General To Lam, Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang, Secretary of Hanoi Municipal Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung, and Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen.
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The overview of the parade. |
The ceremony also drew the participation of other Secretaries of the PCC, leaders of central ministries and agencies and some provinces and cities, revolutionary veterans, heroic Vietnamese mothers, Dien Bien soldiers, frontline workers and youth volunteers who participated in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign.
The government delegations from Lao, Cambodia, China, and France as well as ambassadors and representatives of international organisations in Vietnam also attended the event.
With the use of 3D mapping technology, a panoramic painting titled “Dien Bien Phu Campaign” is being screened at the ‘Determined to Brave Death for the Survival of the Fatherland’ Monument on Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, from May 3 to 5.
The Ministry of Information and Communications has announced that a special set of stamps celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory will be issued on May 5.
The Su That (Truth) National Political Publishing House and the family of late General Vo Nguyen Giap held a ceremony on May 3 to introduce the 9th edition of the book “Dien Bien Phu” written by the General.
A grand military parade rehearsal in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - 2024) was held at the stadium of the northwestern province of Dien Bien on May 3.
Several major Argentine newspapers on May 2 ran articles about Vietnam's Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7,1954), affirming that the triumph not only influenced Vietnam's history but also changed the face of the world, and stemmed from the strength of the great national solidarity under the leadership of the Party and President Ho Chi Minh.
Source: NDO
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