15 years after founding the Communist Party on February 3, 1930, Vietnam, under the Party's leadership, made breakthrough in the long war against the French with the successful August Revolution.">
15 years after founding the Communist Party on February 3, 1930, Vietnam, under the Party's leadership, made breakthrough in the long war against the French with the successful August Revolution.
President Ho Chi Minh reads aloud Declaration of Independence at Ba Dinh Square, September 2, 1945
The Communist Party of Vietnam led the nation to a revolutionary high tide (1930-1931) at its peak to form Xo Viet Nghe Tinh (a Soviet-style administration in the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh), the first dress rehearsal of the August Revolution of 1945
Southern Resistance Campaign is launched in southern provinces, November 23, 1940
Southern Resistance Campaign is launched in southern provinces, November 23, 1940
President Ho Chi Minh returns to the country from China to begin Viet Nam’s revolution, which eventually liberates the nation
President Ho Chi Minh returns to the country from China to begin Viet Nam’s revolution, which eventually liberates the nation
Vietnam Liberation Army Team, the first major unit of the revolutionary armed forces and predecessor of the Vietnam People's Army, is founded in a northern jungle following a direction of President Ho Chi Minh, December 22, 1944
Patriotic troops in the mountain district of Ba To, Quang Ngai province attack and capture the entire Japanese garrisons there, March 11, 1945
Ba To guerrilla unit, which consists of 28 members, is formally set up, playing a major role in the struggle against the Japanese army in central Vietnam, March 14, 1945
Ba To guerrilla unit marches to Quang Ngai town, August 14, 1945
Na Nua shack is the venue where President Ho Chi Minh once lived and worked prior to the August 1945 Revolution
Fellow citizens of Saigon rise to overthrow the regime in response to President Ho Chi Minh's call to action, August 25, 1945
Fellow citizens of Saigon rise to overthrow the regime in response to President Ho Chi Minh's call to action, August 25, 1945
Fellow citizens of Saigon rise to overthrow the regime in response to President Ho Chi Minh's call to action, August 25, 1945
The Viet Minh Front organises a rally at the Opera House in Ha Noi to seize political power, August 19, 1945
President Ho Chi Minh reads aloud Declaration of Independence at Ba Dinh Square, September 2, 1945