Opening ceremony of a series of activities celebrating the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day September 2 at the Presidential Palace

On August 15, the President Ho Chi Minh Relic Site at the Presidential Palace held the opening ceremony of a series of activities celebrating the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day September 2.

Delegates visit the exhibition area - Photo: Organizing Committee

The event was organized by the President Ho Chi Minh Relic Site at the Presidential Palace in coordination with the Dien Bien Provincial Relic Management Board, Nguyen Chi Thanh Museum, National Archives Center I and a number of units to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution, the 80th anniversary of the Cultural Sector's Traditional Day, the 80th anniversary of the People's Public Security's Traditional Day and the 80th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh naming General Nguyen Chi Thanh.

6 events to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day September 2

The series of activities includes six events: Exhibition Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh - Milestones of national history ; thematic exhibition Journey for Peace ; exhibition Continuing the story of peace ; launching books President Ho Chi Minh and General Nguyen Chi Thanh , Palace of the Governor General of Indochina in the past and the Presidential Palace today ; launching AR technology experience connected with the real world - connecting history and modernity through spatial computing technology.

Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong emphasized: "The August Revolution is the pinnacle of indomitable will and national solidarity, demonstrating the height of national intelligence and the strength of the times.

The birth of the People's Democratic State in Vietnam was a great turning point not only in Vietnamese history, but also in the history of the liberation struggle of oppressed peoples against colonialism and imperialism in the world.

With that meaning, the series of activities of the Presidential Palace Relic Site in coordination with relevant agencies and units to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the successful August Revolution and National Day September 2, the 80th anniversary of the Cultural Sector's Traditional Day, the 80th anniversary of the People's Public Security's Traditional Day and the 80th anniversary of the day President Ho Chi Minh named comrade Nguyen Vinh "Nguyen Chi Thanh" has contributed to strongly spreading the spirit of patriotism, national pride, self-reliance and the aspiration for power from the era of independence, freedom and happiness to the new era".

Deputy Minister Hoang Dao Cuong speaks at the opening ceremony of the exhibition - Photo: Organizing Committee

The Deputy Minister highly appreciated the efforts of the Presidential Palace Relic Site team in researching and selecting unique themes for thematic displays, exhibitions, scientific research and publishing, and affirmed that the strength of the Presidential Palace Relic Site team is the connecting and linking mindset, organizing events into a logical flow, creating unique and distinctive highlights.

The work of preserving and promoting the value of Uncle Ho's heritage at the Presidential Palace is quiet, but its social value and humanistic significance are immense, worthy of respect and pride, not only within the country but also extended to many international friends.

Director of the President Ho Chi Minh Relic Site at the Presidential Palace, Ms. Le Thi Phuong, said that the series of book launching and thematic exhibition activities affirmed the great stature and great historical value of the August Revolution and the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) in the history of the struggle to build and defend the country under the glorious flag of the Party, headed by President Ho Chi Minh, thereby strengthening the belief in the hundred-year-old turning-point decisions to bring the country into a new era.

Ms. Le Thi Phuong - Director of the President Ho Chi Minh Relic Site at the Presidential Palace - spoke at the ceremony - Photo: Organizing Committee

Many activities are held for the first time.

The series of activities is a collection of many research results with the first meaning. That is, for the first time, the Presidential Palace Relic Site organized a thematic exhibition and display with the content Journey for Peace, Continuing the story of peace .

The parallel exhibition and display aims to honor the contributions of President Ho Chi Minh and General Nguyen Chi Thanh in the struggle for national independence, contributing to the common struggle for peace, independence, democracy and social progress.

For the first time, the Presidential Palace Relic Site in collaboration with the Nguyen Chi Thanh Museum compiled, published and launched the book President Ho Chi Minh and General Nguyen Chi Thanh . The book is a tribute from the general's family, especially Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh - who has painstakingly collected documents at home and abroad to fulfill his wish to honor President Ho Chi Minh and his father - General Nguyen Chi Thanh, an excellent student of Uncle Ho.

This is also the first time that the Presidential Palace Relic Site has coordinated with the National Archives Center I to compile, publish and launch a special research book on the former Indochina Governor-General's Palace and the present-day Presidential Palace from a comparative perspective, analyzing the transformation from the old power space - the Indochina Governor-General's Palace - into the workplace and residence of President Ho Chi Minh.

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