Deputy PM Tran Hong Ha offers incense at historical sites in Dien Bien
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha and a government delegation offered incense and flowers in tribute to soldiers, who laid down their lives in the Dien Bien Phu battlefield at the temple dedicated to them and Martyrs’ Cemetery A1 on March 16 afternoon as part of his working visit to the northwestern province of Dien Bien.
Deputy PM Tran Hong Ha and delegates offer incense at Martyrs’ Cemetery A1 in Dien Bien province (Photo: VNA)
Dien Bien (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha and a governmentdelegation offered incense and flowers in tribute to soldiers, who laid downtheir lives in the Dien Bien Phu battlefield at the temple dedicated to them andMartyrs’ Cemetery A1 on March 16 afternoon as part of his working visit to thenorthwestern province of Dien Bien.
The government delegation laid wreaths, offered incense, and expressedgratitude to General Vo Nguyen Giap, officers, soldiers, volunteers and peoplewho fought and sacrificed their lives in the battlefield, contributing to the victoryof Dien Bien Phu 70 years ago.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha offers incense at graves of martyrs at the Martyrs’ Cemetery A1. (Photo: VNA)
Also the same afternoon, the delegation laid wreaths and offered incense at theMartyrs’ Cemetery A1, commemorating the heroic martyrs, who sacrificedtheir lives for the cause of national liberation, independence and freedom forthe Fatherland, for socialism, and for the happiness of the people.
The Dien Bien Phu Campaign lasted from March to May 1954 under the command ofGeneral Vo Nguyen Giap. The victory on May 7, 1954, led to the signing of the1954 Geneva Accords in which France agreed to withdraw forces from its coloniesin Indochina./.
Exactly 70 years ago, on March 13, 1954, the Vietnamese revolutionary army launched the first attack against the French colonialists’ heavily fortified base of Dien Bien Phu, starting a 56-day historic campaign whose victory directly led to the signing of the Geneva Accords on ending the war and restoring peace in Indochina.
The Dien Bien Phu Victory Museum is located on Vo Nguyen Giap Street in Muong Thanh ward, Dien Bien Phu city, in Dien Bien province, serving as a repository for thousands of documents and artefacts associated with the historic Dien Bien Phu Victory, which shook the world in 1954.
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The Dien Bien Phu Victory Museum in Dien Bien Phu city of the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien is a cultural work that preserves thousands of documents and artifacts closely associated with the glorious Dien Bien Phu Victory over French colonials in 1954, which “resounded across the five continents and shook the globe”.
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Deputy PM Tran Hong Ha and delegates offer incense at Martyrs’ Cemetery A1 in Dien Bien province (Photo: VNA) 
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha offers incense at graves of martyrs at the Martyrs’ Cemetery A1. (Photo: VNA) 
