How was the Popular Education Movement 80 years ago?

Many artifacts are unveiled for the first time in the exhibition 'Popular education - lighting up the future' of the National History Museum.

The exhibition entitled “Education for the masses - lighting up the future” at the National History Museum opened on the morning of August 22, in celebration of the 80th anniversary of National Day, September 2. The exhibition includes 160 images, documents, and artifacts, divided into three parts: Eradicating illiteracy, a war without gunfire; Spreading the light of knowledge; From education for the masses to lifelong learning.

President Ho Chi Minh attended the opening ceremony of the Popular Education Cadre Training Course (the course named after Ho Chi Minh) in Hanoi , October 8, 1945.

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People of Ha Trung area, Hanoi promote the movement to eradicate illiteracy, December 6, 1945

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Flag of the Gia Rai town's Popular Education Preparatory Class, Southern Vietnam, respectfully presented to President Ho Chi Minh , November 1954

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The historical days of popular education

The Popular Education Department was established under Decree No. 17 dated September 8, 1945. This opened the door to an unprecedented learning movement in history. Millions of people across the country, regardless of age or social class, participated in learning as a sacred act of patriotism. The Popular Education Movement became a torch of knowledge, fostering the spirit of independence and the desire for enlightenment for the entire nation.

Scarves presented to President Ho Chi Minh by the students of the Popular Education Department of Thong Nhat School, Hang Kenh area, Hai Phong city on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Popular Education Department, September 8, 1945 - September 8, 1955

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Popular Education Badge: Revolutionary soldier imprisoned in Con Dao drew and printed to promote participation in Popular Education in prison, 1951

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Previously, in the first meeting of the Provisional Government on September 3, 1945, President Ho Chi Minh identified "an ignorant nation is a weak nation", while in our country at that time, more than 90% of the population was illiterate, so eliminating illiteracy was one of the six urgent tasks of the country.

In this exhibition, there are also many artifacts associated with President Ho Chi Minh. One of them is the scarf that the students of the Popular Education Department of Thong Nhat School, Hang Kenh area, Hai Phong City respectfully presented to President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Popular Education Department.

Cultural remedial classes for workers in factories in Hanoi after peace was restored, 1954

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Homemade lamps: In the years 1951 - 1954, students of Han Thuyen school, Bac Ninh used medicine boxes and toothpaste as lamps to study at night to avoid enemy planes.

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Especially in this exhibition on Popular Education, most of the precious and valuable documents and artifacts are introduced to the public for the first time: notebooks recording the impressions of leaders and intellectuals on the Popular Education work; Popular Education badges drawn and printed by revolutionary soldiers imprisoned in Con Dao to promote Popular Education in prison, in 1951; a group of artifacts donated by families of witnesses...

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