Universal values of Declaration of Independence examined
A symposium was held in Hanoi on August 28 to provide more insight into the national and global values of the Declaration of Independence of Vietnam, written by late President Ho Chi Minh in 1945.
President Ho Chi Minh reads the Declaration of Independence at Hanoi's Ba Dinh square on Sept.2, 1945 (File photo: VNA)
A symposium was held in Hanoi on August 28 to provide more insight into the national and global values of the Declaration of Independence of Vietnam, written by late President Ho Chi Minh in 1945.
Seven decades ago, revolutionary forces led by the Party and Ho Chi Minh successfully conducted a general uprising against the French colonialists. On behalf of the caretaker revolutionary Government, President Ho Chi Minh on September 2, 1945 read the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming Vietnam’s independence and the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
At the symposium, scientists dug deep into the Declaration’s significance and values, which they said was the crystallisation of the traditional patriotism and the entire nation’s aspiration for independence and freedom, as well as its role in opening up a new era in Vietnam’s history – the era of independence, freedom and happiness.
They also clarified the document’s significance to the national liberation movements around the globe and the development of humankind’s thought about human rights and the right to self-determination.
Speeches also highlighted the lofty humane values of Vietnam and the world crystallised in the Declaration, which is still relevant in the current domestic and international situation.
The function, an activity to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2), was held by the Ho Chi Minh Museum, the archives department of the Party Central Committee Office, the President Ho Chi Minh relic site, and the Institute for Studies on Ho Chi Minh and Party leaders.
Also on August 28, the symposium organisers opened an exhibition on the 70-year process of building a State “of the people, by the people and for the people” under Ho Chi Minh’s ideology.
The display featured more than 200 photos and items illustrating the establishment of Vietnam, the consolidation of all-level authorities and the legal system, the social, economic and cultural development, and the mobilisation of all people in the national protection.-VNA
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President Ho Chi Minh reads the Declaration of Independence at Hanoi's Ba Dinh square on Sept.2, 1945 (File photo: VNA)
