1. Who said "Being a citizen of an independent country is better than being king of a slave country"?

  • President Ho Chi Minh
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  • King Bao Dai
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  • Tran Huy Lieu
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  • Ton Quang Phiet
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On August 30, wearing a traditional long dress and turban, King Bao Dai read the abdication edict, in which he affirmed, "I would rather be a citizen of an independent country than the king of a slave country." He handed over the seal and sword to Tran Huy Lieu and two other members, Nguyen Luong Bang and Cu Huy Can, representing the delegation of the provisional revolutionary government at that time.

The representative of the Provisional Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam declared the abolition of the monarchy in Vietnam.

This event ended the 143-year existence of the last feudal dynasty of Vietnam (1802-1945).

2. Where did King Bao Dai's abdication take place?

  • Ba Dinh Square - Hanoi
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  • Hue Imperial City - Ngo Mon Gate
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  • Tan Trao - Tuyen Quang
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  • Phong Dien - Thua Thien Hue
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80 years ago, King Bao Dai handed over the royal seal and sword to the representative of the Provisional Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, announcing his abdication before the people at Ngu Phung Tower, above Ngo Mon Gate, the main gate leading to Hue Imperial City. Ngo Mon Gate was built in 1833 under the reign of King Minh Mang.

3. During the period 1940-1945, Vietnam was simultaneously occupied and controlled by which forces?

  • Japanese and English
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  • France and Japan
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  • China and France
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  • America and Japan
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During the period 1940-1945, Vietnam was under both French rule and Japanese occupation, while the Nguyen Dynasty still existed with King Bao Dai playing a symbolic role. In March 1945, after the coup against France, Japan set up the Tran Trong Kim Government to replace the feudal court. Real power was in the hands of the Japanese army, King Bao Dai only played a symbolic role of the monarchy.

4. Who directly persuaded King Bao Dai to accept abdicating and handing over leadership to the Viet Minh government?

  • Tran Huy Lieu
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  • Pham Khac Hoe
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  • Ton Quang Phiet
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  • Nguyen Luong Bang
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In the context of the rising revolutionary movement in Hue and the Viet Minh's ultimatum on August 23, 1945, King Bao Dai was in a dilemma between keeping the throne or handing over power. It was the Director of the Imperial Office, Pham Khac Hoe, who regularly reported on the Viet Minh's victories in many places, reassuring the king and advising him to cede power to the revolutionary forces.

Mr. Hoe also drafted Decree No. 105 and the Abdication Proclamation, and directly persuaded King Bao Dai with political arguments, even including the Nghe Tinh prophecy, an oral tradition associated with folk beliefs about the country's destiny, to strengthen his belief.

Thanks to Mr. Hoe's determined and persuasive campaigning, King Bao Dai finally agreed to abdicate and hand over the royal seal and sword to the provisional government on August 30, 1945, permanently ending the Nguyen Dynasty monarchy.

5. During the abdication ceremony on August 30, 1945 at Ngo Mon (Hue), what treasures were given by King Bao Dai to the provisional government?

  • Jade Seal and Silver Sword
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  • Imperial Seal and National Flag
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  • The golden seal "Emperor's treasure" and the golden sword inlaid with gems
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  • Abdication Edict and National Mobilization Edict
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After King Bao Dai read the last edict of the dynasty, Mr. Tran Huy Lieu, on behalf of the provisional government, received the abdication edict, the national seal and the golden sword studded with gems - two treasures symbolizing the royal power that King Bao Dai handed over. At that moment, a loud gunshot rang out. On the flagpole, the yellow flag was lowered, the red flag with a yellow star was raised amid the "thunderous cheers" of the people.

Poet Huy Can once recorded in his memoirs that the Nguyen Dynasty's golden seal was so heavy that everyone was surprised (the Emperor's Golden Seal, cast in the 4th year of Minh Mang - 1823, weighed more than 282 taels of gold, or nearly 11 kg). The sword with a jade-encrusted hilt, in a gold-plated silver sheath, when he tried to pull it out, he saw that the steel blade had rust stains.

6. After abdicating, King Bao Dai became a citizen with what name?

  • Wall Tam
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  • Vinh Thuy
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  • Treasure Island
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  • Vinh San
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After the abdication ceremony of King Bao Dai on August 30, 1945 at Ngo Mon, Mr. Tran Huy Lieu, on behalf of the provisional government, declared the end of the monarchy and established a new government. From that moment on, Bao Dai returned to his real name, Nguyen Phuc Vinh Thuy, and became a citizen of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. The people at that time shouted the slogan: "Hooray for the democratic spirit of citizen Vinh Thuy", expressing their agreement and support for this historic event.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/ai-la-nguoi-noi-lam-dan-mot-nuoc-doc-lap-con-hon-lam-vua-mot-nuoc-no-le-2433714.html