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| The victory of the August Revolution in 1945, leading to the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, has immense historical significance for our nation and profound international implications. In the photo: President Ho Chi Minh reading the Declaration of Independence at the historic Ba Dinh Square on September 2, 1945. (Source: VNA archives) |
In recent years, leading up to major national holidays and important events, hostile forces have often intensified their ideological subversive activities through the media and social networks. Denying the achievements of the August Revolution of 1945 and the leadership role of the Indochinese Communist Party in that revolution is a tactic we frequently see.
The historical practice of Vietnam over the past 78 years is a powerful and convincing testament to the unchanging values of the August Revolution of 1945: the abolition of the semi-feudal colonial regime and the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
The undeniable and enduring value of the August 1945 Revolution is reflected in the following key points.
Firstly, the August Revolution of 1945 broke out and triumphed because the Communist Party of Vietnam (then known as the Indochinese Communist Party), led by President Ho Chi Minh, wisely chose the correct path to national liberation.
From his early years abroad searching for a way to save the country, leader Nguyen Ai Quoc affirmed: "To save the country and liberate the nation, there is no other way than the path of proletarian revolution." The revolutionary movements of 1930-1931, 1936-1939, and 1939-1945 were truly "rehearsals" so that when the situation and opportunity were ripe, the Central Committee of the Party and leader Ho Chi Minh issued the order for a general uprising to seize power throughout the country at the most opportune moment. Therefore, this revolution unfolded quickly, with little bloodshed, and achieved victory nationwide.
Secondly, without the August Revolution of 1945, our country could not have the foundation, position, prestige, and potential it has today, and our people could hardly have the status of masters of their own destiny as they do now.
Before 1945, Vietnam was a semi-feudal colonial country, poor, backward, and virtually unknown on the world map. The level of education was low, and the 1945 famine caused by the Japanese fascists claimed over 2 million lives.
Immediately after declaring independence on September 3, 1945, at the first meeting of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, President Ho Chi Minh outlined six urgent tasks, with famine relief being the top priority. The victory over "the famine enemy" was one of the first major achievements of the revolutionary state and clearly demonstrated the superiority of the new regime.
Alongside the task of eradicating hunger was the fight against ignorance, with the "Popular Education Movement," building a new culture and a new way of life, and eliminating the enslaving culture of the colonial and feudal regimes. The Vietnamese language was officially used in the Vietnamese school system.
Thirdly, the August Revolution of 1945 abolished the domination of colonialism, fascism, and feudalism, establishing the first people's democratic state in the nation's history.
The goal of the August Revolution of 1945 was to overthrow French imperialism, Japanese fascism, and feudalism, to achieve complete and genuine national independence, and to build a better and more superior society. This was not a transition from a "monarchical" regime to a "party-ruled" regime, but a fundamental change from a "feudal monarchy" to a "democratic republic," from a brutal colonial and feudal regime to a regime where the people are masters under the leadership of the Communist Party and the management of a people's democratic state.
For the past 78 years since the August Revolution broke out and triumphed, it has been almost a century affirming that without the August Revolution, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, would not have been born.
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