Argentine media heaps praise on President Ho Chi Minh
Argentina’s Acercandonos Cultura website has recently published an article on the revolutionary path and great contributions of President Ho Chi Minh to the national liberation of Vietnam and the world, on the occasion of his 134th birth anniversary (May 19, 1890 -2024).
Screenshot of the article on President Ho Chi Minh posted on Acercandonos Cultura website (Photo: VNA)
Buenos Aires (VNA) - Argentina’s Acercandonos Cultura website has recently published an art♐icle on the revolutionary path and great contributions of President Ho Chi Minh to the national liberation of Vietnam and the world, on the occasion of his 134th birth anniversary (May 19, 1890 -2024).
According to the article, with an ardent desire for national independence and freedom, the President travelled across the five continents, working and studying marked revolutions in the world.
The author called President Ho Chi Minh the soul of Vietnam's revolution and struggle for independence, stressing he led the Vietnamese people to the victory of the August Revolution in 1945, the historic Dien Bien Phu Victory in 1954, and the liberation of the South and national reunification in April 1975.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Hungary has hosted a flower-offering ceremony at the monument dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh in Zalaegerszeg city to mark his birthday and the Dien Bien Phu Victory.
In her remarks, Ambassador Nguyen Thi Bich Thao expressed her gratitude to the late leader, and emphasised the historical significance of the Dien Bien Phu Victory as well as the signing of the Geneva Accords 70 years ago, which put an end to the resistance war against the French, serving as a source of encouragement for liberation movements around the world.
Vadvari Tibor, Deputy Mayor of Zalaegerszeg, said the city plans to upgrade the monument, turning it into a venue for Vietnamese and Hungarians. He also hoped that the relationship between the two countries in general and Vietnam and Zalaegerszeg city in particular will continue to be expanded across spheres./.
President Ho Chi Minh’s dedication to the Party and the people of Vietnam as well as of the world striving for freedom, peace, independence, and socialism was boundless, said Kyril Whittaker, UK researcher of Vietnamese politics and history.
Researchers at the Hong Kong Chronicles Institute spotlighted President Ho Chi Minh’s stay in Hong Kong (China) from 1930 to 1933 on the occasion of his 134th birthday (May 19, 1890-2024).
Chairwoman of the Argentina-Vietnam Culture Institute (ICAV) Poldi Sosa Schmidt has described President Ho Chi Minh, who devoted his whole life to the national struggle for independence, as the soul of the Vietnamese revolution during a recent interview with the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the 134th birthday of the late leader (May 19, 1890-2024).
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