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Participated at the seminar is Mr. Dinh The Huynh – Politburo member, Secretariat member, Head of the Commission for Popularization and Education; Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang – a member of Central Communist Party, President of VASS; Mrs. Ngo Thi Thanh Hang - Deputy Secretary of Hanoi Municipal Party Committee; and representatives of ministries, sectors and governmental offices. Also, revolutionary veterans and historical witnesses joined in the seminar, including Mr. Pham The Duyet (Former Politburo member, former secretary of Hanoi Municipal Party Committee, former president of Vietnam Fatherland Front), Mr. Le Xuan Tung (Former Politburo member, former secretary of Hanoi Municipal Party Committee), Mr. Nguyen Van Tran (Former member of Central Communist Party and President of Hanoi Resistance Committee), General Nguyen Quyet (Former Secretary of Central Communist Party, former Secretary of Hanoi Municipal Party Committee), Lieutenant Mai Quang Phan (a member of Central Communist Party, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics), Mr. Le Duc Van (a former member of the Hoang Dieu citadel national salvation youths joined in the demonstration in August 1945), Professor and Labor Hero Vu Khieu (Former Vice Chairman of Committee for the Social Sciences), Prof. Le Thi (former Director of Institute of Philosophy) is one of two people who raised the flag on the Independence day at Ba Dinh square on September 2nd 1945.
The seminar was attended by 300 delegates, including Party and State leaders, representatives of ministries, sectors, Commission for Popularization and Education, Hanoi People’s Committee, leaders of Institutes of VASS, universities and scientists nation wide.
The seminar has received more than 80 writing papers from researchers, experts, policy makers and policy implementation. Mr Dinh The Huynh, Mrs. Ngo Thi Thanh Hang and Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang all have had their speeches at the opening ceremony. Winthin 2 sessions, there are 9 writing papers presented and 7 opinions discussed right at the seminar which all focused on the two following major topics:
Firstly, it is the creative leadership of Central Communist Party and President Ho Chi Minh during the August Revolution in 1945, starting with the decision of changing the strategy which put the national independence at the first place and considered this task as the urgent demand of the nation because it is the expectation of whole country. The strong leadership also led to the quick progress of building up the public, military, revolutionary places, safe zones and fighting areas, especially the role of Viet Minh which was a wide united public group and attracted many Vietnamese who love the country without any discrimination. The victory of August Revolution has had significant meaning to the history of Vietnam, marking the winning over the feudal colonialist, achieving the independence for country and establishing the Democratic Republic of Vietnam as the first democratic people’s state in South East Asia. The success of August Revolution was the first foundation and spiritual strength for Vietnam to achieve victory in the resistance war against French colonialism (1945 – 1954) and America (1954-1975).
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The August Revolution in 1945 and the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on September 2nd 1945 have had big international influence. It broke a key chain of the colonial system and supported the national liberation movements in all other countries.
Secondly, it is the meaning and practical values of the August Revolution and the establishment of Vietnam towards the country building, development and international integration over the past 70 years. The biggest and most profound lesson of the August Revolution and Vietnam establishment are still relevant today is to build a national great solidarity, combined the national strength with the strength of ea, and timely grasped opportunities. Also, Vietnam should build a political system and national defense for the security, social safety and order in the progress of building, conserving, developing county as well as international integration.
The seminar on “70 years of August Revolution and National day of Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the renewals, integration and development (1945 – 2015)” has successfully finished. It is an important political event to promote the spirit of August Revolution in 1945 and National day which encouraged whole country to try their best to complete the industrialization, modernization and protect the national independence and democracy, political security as well as the sovereignty of fatherland./.
Associate Prof. Dr. Dinh Quang Hai
