In the historic August days 78 years ago, ethnic people in Lam Dong and the people of our country, under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Ho Chi Minh, rose up to fight. fighting, smashing the oppression and exploitation of the colonial and feudal regimes, taking power, establishing the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, the first People's Democratic State in Southeast Asia.
The successful August Revolution of 1945 was the first great victory of our people since the establishment of the Party, opening a great turning point in our nation's thousand-year history of nation building and defense. From here, our country entered a new era, the era of national independence associated with socialism; Our people are the masters of the country, master of their own destiny, united with one heart to build and develop the country to become richer and stronger. This is not only a brilliant milestone in the history of the Vietnamese nation, but also an event of the stature of the times, encouraging the colonial peoples and oppressed and exploited people in the world to rise up and fight. independence, democracy and social progress.
In August 8, the Party's National Delegate Conference held in Tan Trao (Tuyen Quang) affirmed: "A very good opportunity for us to gain independence has come" and decided to launch an all-people uprising to seize power from Japanese fascists and minions before allied troops entered Indochina; proposed three principles to ensure the total victory of the uprising, namely: concentration, unity, and timeliness. At 1945 p.m. on August 23, 13, the Uprising Committee issued Military Order No. 8 to summon the entire population to revolt. On August 1945, 1, the National Congress convened in Tan Trao approved "16 major policies of the Viet Minh"; passed the “Command of General Uprising”; regulations on national flags and national anthems; established the Central Committee for Ethnic Liberation, ie the Provisional Government chaired by comrade Ho Chi Minh. President Ho Chi Minh sent a letter calling on the people of the country to do a general uprising, clearly stating: "The decisive hour for our nation's destiny has come. The whole country, compatriots, get up and bring my strength to liberate myself."
Under the leadership of the Party and President Ho Chi Minh, the people of the country simultaneously rose up, conducted a general uprising, and seized power. From August 14 to 18, the general uprising broke out and won victories in the countryside of the Northern Delta, most of the Central, a part of the South, and in towns: Bac Giang, Hai Duong, and Ha. Tinh, Hoi An, Quang Nam… On August 8, the uprising to seize power was victorious in Hanoi. On August 19, the uprising was successful in Hue and in Bac Kan, Hoa Binh, Hai Phong, Ha Dong, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Binh Dinh, Gia Lai, Bac Lieu... On August 8, the uprising was successful in Saigon - Gia Dinh, Kon Tum, Soc Trang, Vinh Long, Tra Vinh, Bien Hoa, Tay Ninh, Ben Tre... In Con Dao, the Party Committee of Con Dao prison led the imprisoned revolutionary soldiers to revolt. take power. Immersed in the excitement of winning the revolutionary power of the whole country, within 23 days (from August 8 to 25, 8) with the revolutionary spirit of the masses of the People whose core is the leader of the Party cells. , mass organizations and self-defense forces, the people of Lam Vien and Dong Nai Thuong provinces (present-day Lam Dong) conducted an uprising to win the government, establishing the Viet Minh government from the province to the grassroots. . Within 7 days of the end of August 22, the general uprising was completely won, the government in the whole country was in the hands of the People.
The August Revolution was successful, on September 2, 9, at Ba Dinh Square (Hanoi), President Ho Chi Minh on behalf of the Provisional Government solemnly read the Declaration of Independence, proclaimed to the nation and Vietnam has the right to enjoy freedom and independence, and in fact has become a free and independent country. The entire Vietnamese nation is determined to use all its spirit and strength, life and wealth to maintain that freedom and independence!"
78 years have passed, but the spirit of the historic autumn days and the valuable lessons of the August Revolution on Party building, grasp the specific circumstances of each historical period, and set out the right revolutionary path. righteous; seize the opportunity to gather and promote the strength of the great national unity bloc, bring into play the national strength with the strength of the times, in terms of promoting the spirit of initiative, creativity, self-reliance, self-reliance, etc. consolidating strength for the entire Party, people and army to overcome difficulties and challenges, firmly step on each stage of the revolution, establish miracles in the Ho Chi Minh era, and drive away the French colonialists and the American empire, unifying the whole country, bringing the whole country firmly to build socialism. Therefore, our country has never had the opportunity, potential, position and prestige like today.
Celebrating the 78th anniversary of the August Revolution, proud of the glorious historical tradition, eternally grateful for the merits of the great President Ho Chi Minh, the genius leader of the Vietnamese revolution and his blood and blood dedication. Millions of Heroes and Martyrs, the outstanding children of our nation, are more fully aware of the responsibility of today's generation in applying and promoting the valuable lessons learned from the March Revolution. Eight efforts contribute to comprehensively and synchronously promoting the renovation, industrialization and modernization process in order to firmly build and protect the Fatherland, and maintain a peaceful and stable environment; striving by the middle of the twenty-first century, our country becomes a developed country, following the socialist orientation as the goal of the Resolution of the XNUMXth National Party Congress. In particular, making Lam Dong become the driving force and growth pole of the Central Highlands that the Resolution of the XNUMXth Lam Dong Provincial Party Congress has set forth.
