On the morning of September 2 at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi capital, the Party Central Committee, the President, the National Assembly, the Government, and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front solemnly held a celebration, parade, and march to mark the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day, September 2.

Leaders, former leaders of the Party and State, international guests, and delegates join in the flag-raising ceremony. Photo: VNA

Attending the ceremony were Party General Secretary To Lam; former General Secretary Nong Duc Manh; President Luong Cuong; former Presidents Nguyen Minh Triet and Truong Tan Sang; Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh; former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung; National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man; former National Assembly Chairpersons Nguyen Sinh Hung and Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan; Politburo member, Politburo member and Permanent member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat Tran Cam Tu – Head of the Central Steering Committee for the celebration of major holidays and important historical events of the country; comrade Pham The Duyet, former Politburo Standing Member and former President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; former Politburo members and former Standing Members of the Secretariat including Phan Dien, Le Hong Anh, and Tran Quoc Vuong; Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Do Van Chien.

Also present were Politburo members and former Politburo members; Secretaries and former Secretaries of the Party Central Committee; Central Committee members and former Central Committee members; Vice President and former Vice Presidents; Deputy Prime Ministers and former Deputy Prime Ministers; Vice Chairpersons and former Vice Chairpersons of the National Assembly; leaders of central committees, ministries, agencies, mass organizations, and leaders of centrally governed provinces and cities; revolutionary veterans, Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, Heroes of the People’s Armed Forces, Labor Heroes, generals of the People’s Armed Forces; representatives of veterans, former public security officers, former youth volunteers, and former frontline logistics workers; representatives of wounded soldiers, martyrs’ families, outstanding people with meritorious service; representatives of all walks of life, and overseas Vietnamese communities.

Vehicle carries the National Emblem of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Photo: VNA

Also attending were international delegations including a high-level delegation of the Party and State of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR), led by Comrade Thongloun Sisoulith, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of the Lao PDR; a high-level delegation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, led by Samdech Techo Hun Sen, President of the Cambodian People's Party and President of the Senate of Cambodia; a delegation of the Party and State of the Republic of Cuba, led by Comrade Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic of Cuba; a delegation of the Party and State of the People's Republic of China, led by Comrade Zhao Leji, member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman of the National People's Congress of China; a delegation of the Party and State of the Republic of Belarus, led by Igor Sergeenko, Chairman of the House of Representatives of Belarus; and a delegation of the Russian Federation, led by Vladimir Vladimirovich Yakushev, Secretary of the General Council of the United Russia Party and First Vice Chairman of the Federation Council of the Russian Federal Assembly.

Also in attendance were representatives of political parties, foreign ministries, and defense ministries of various countries; ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, heads of international organizations, and defense attachés in Vietnam; and numerous international friends who supported the Vietnamese people in their struggle for liberation, as well as in renovation and development.

The parade and march celebrating the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day, September 2, takes place solemnly at Ba Dinh Square. Photo: VNA

An artistic mass performance opens the ceremony. Photo: Cong Nghia

According to the announced schedule, the celebration, parade, and march will include the following: the traditional torch relay, flag-raising ceremony, speeches by Party and State leaders, parade, march, and an artistic mass performance. Notably, Party General Secretary To Lam is scheduled to deliver a keynote speech during the event.

Delivering his speech, Party General Secretary To Lam emphasized that the Vietnamese nation is the crystallization of a thousand-year tradition of national construction and defense; of resilient courage, intelligence, compassion, and the aspiration to rise. This spirit forged the great strength of the August Revolution; of the two prolonged wars against colonialism and imperialism; of the cause of national construction and defense in peacetime; and of the renewal cause, international integration, and national development.

Party General Secretary To Lam delivers his address. Photo: VNA

This is a strength that originates from the people, belongs to the people, and serves the people; the strength of the great national unity bloc under the glorious flag of the Communist Party of Vietnam which was founded, led, and nurtured by President Ho Chi Minh.

All the achievements of the Vietnamese revolution have been closely linked to the Party’s correct and wise leadership, as well as the ideology, ethics, and leadership style of Ho Chi Minh. Our Party has always steadfastly pursued the goal of national independence in tandem with socialism; it has creatively applied and developed Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh’s thought in a manner suited to the country’s realities at each stage, placing the interests of the Fatherland and the people above all else.

Thanks to this, our nation has overcome countless difficulties and challenges; Vietnam has transformed from a colonial territory into an independent, unified country, steadily advancing toward modernization and deep integration, with its position and prestige increasingly recognized on the international stage.

“The task of safeguarding the nation’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; maintaining security, order, and social safety for rapid and sustainable national development; and continuously improving the lives and well-being of the people is our current mandate for action… Looking toward the future, our Party sets the goal that by 2045, on the 100th founding anniversary of the nation, Vietnam will be a strong, prosperous, and happy country. This is the aspiration of the entire Nation, a solemn swear before History and the people,” emphasized the General Secretary.

The Party General Secretary called on the entire Party, people, armed forces, and compatriots at home and abroad to turn this aspiration into reality through concrete, practical actions; to unite, work together, and act in unison; to strive harder, with greater determination; and to fully harness Vietnamese intelligence, creativity, and resilience to successfully achieve the goals and tasks set forth by the Party and the State, as expected by the people.

Ngọn lửa truyền thống được rước từ Bảo tàng Hồ Chí Minh châm lên ngọn đuốc của lễ kỷ niệm. Ảnh: Công Nghĩa

The traditional flame is carried from the Ho Chi Minh Museum to light the ceremonial torch. Photo: Cong Nghia

Quốc huy Nước Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam và tượng đài Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh trên Quảng trường Ba Đình. Ảnh: Công Nghĩa

The National Emblem of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the statue of President Ho Chi Minh at Ba Dinh Square. Photo: Cong Nghia

A formation of Mi-171, Mi-17, and Mi-8 helicopters takes the lead and carries the Party and national flags flying over historic Ba Dinh Square. Photo: VNA

Eighty years ago, on September 2, 1945, at Ba Dinh Square, President Ho Chi Minh, on behalf of the Provisional Government, read the Declaration of Independence, solemnly proclaiming to the Vietnamese people and the entire world the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, opening a new chapter in the nation’s revolutionary history.