Local youths commemorate martyrs to mark 67 years of Dien Bien Phu victory

Today the entire Party, people and armed forces of Vietnam are joyfully celebrating the 65th anniversary of the historic Dien Bien Phu Victory

on the afternoon of May 7, 1954, the Vietnamese people and armed forces defeated the French colonialists’ last-ditch effort and gained the Dien Bien Phu Victory

The Dien Bien Phu Victory is the zenith of the Vietnamese art of war

the Dien Bien Phu Victory has gone down in national history as an epic of great heroism with bright examples of gallantry, affirming the Vietnamese willpower, capability and intelligence in the Ho Chi Minh era.

The triumph in Dien Bien Phu crushed the Navarre plan completely and dealt a decisive blow to the aggressive attitude of the belligerent colonialist forces, forcing the French government to sign the Geneva Accords, which ended the war, restored peace and acknowledged the independence of three Indochinese countries.

Vietnam became a pioneer of the national liberation movement in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

The Dien Bien Phu Victory has always remained a source of pride for generations of Vietnamese people and for all those struggling for independence and freedom in the world.

Dien Bien Phu was a victory of the Vietnamese people’s fervent patriotism and indomitability

Dien Bien Phu was a victory of the Party’s correct revolutionary policy of national independence aligned with socialism

It was also the result of promoting national unity and relying primarily on internal strengths while utilising the assistance of international friends, combining the nation’s strengths with the strengths of the era; and of the faithful combat alliance between Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

Dien Bien Phu was a victory of the people-wide, comprehensive, long-term war strategy.

Continuing the heroic tradition, the Vietnamese people and armed forces overcame all difficulties, hardships and sacrifices to win the resistance war against the US, reunifying the country and bringing the nation into an era of independence, freedom and socialism.

After more than 30 years of implementing the Doi Moi reforms launched by the Party, with the efforts of the entire Party, people and armed forces, Vietnam has recorded significant achievements in almost all socio-economic aspects, security and defence, and external relations

67 years have passed, but the great magnitude and historic significance of the Dien Bien Phu Victory remains a source of tremendous encouragement for Vietnamese people on the path of national renovation

The Dien Bien Phu Victory on May 7, 1954 is considered a “golden milestone” in the country’s history of national construction and protection, and expressed the Vietnamese people’s courage, wisdom, and invincible strength under Ho Chi Minh

The victory was of huge significance to the human race’s movement for national independence, peace and progress, signaling the collapse of old-style colonialism on a global scale.

The Victory of Dien Bien Phu resulted from the sound leadership and direction of the Party and President Ho Chi Minh, as well as the strength of patriotism, national unity and the Vietnamese people’s heroic tradition of fighting foreign invaders

The world then also knew of a new Vietnamese hero and national liberator - General Vo Nguyen Giap.

Building on the lessons and Dien Bien Phu’s determination to fight and win in the new period, the entire Party and people will uphold the patriotic and self-strengthening spirit to make another Dien Bien Phu victory in developing the country

Vietnam is doing its best for a wealthy people and a strong, democratic, equitable and civilised country.