On December 19, 1946, President Ho Chi Minh issued “The appeal for the National Resistance”, calling on the entire Party, people, and armed forces to unite and rise up against French colonial invaders to regain national independence and freedom.
In December 1972, the Air Defence-Air Force played a crucial role in defeating the strategic bombing raid by B-52 bombers of US imperialists. This victory, known as “Hanoi – Dien Bien Phu in the air,” forced the US to sign the Paris Peace Accords on ending the war on January 27, 1973, paving the way for the complete liberation of the South of Vietnam and national reunification.
The Granma daily, the newspaper of the Communist Party of Cuba, has run many articles praising the undaunted spirit of Vietnamese people during the past wars against French and US forces, as well as the present cause of national construction and defence.
The National Resistance Day (December 19, 1946) went down in history of Vietnam as a glorious example of patriotism and the resolve to safeguard independence and freedom.
An exhibition of President Ho Chi Minh’s appeal for national resistance has opened at the preserved house used by the late President in Van Phuc Village in the capital’s Ha Dong district.
The second Vietnamese opera will debut on May 26 at the Hanoi Opera House marking a milestone for Vietnamese opera art. The first one debuted some 40 years ago.
