1954 Geneva Agreement - A glorious milestone in Vietnam’s history

On July 21, 1954, the Geneva Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam was signed. Coupled with Dien Bien Phu Victory, the Geneva Agreement marked a glorious milestone in Vietnam’s history, representing an epochal triumph in the Vietnamese people's struggle for national liberation.

After the signing of the Geneva Agreement, the US replaced France, seeking to impose the new colonialism’s rule on the Southern Vietnam, aimed at permanently dividing the country. The Vietnamese people, however, continued their resistance in the over-20-year struggle against the US, ultimately achieving liberation of the South and national reunification with the historic Spring Victory in 1975. (Photo: VNA)

On the morning of October 10, 1954, Vietnamese soldiers marched through Hanoi’s gates to liberate the capital, ending nine-years resistance against the French colonialism. (Photo: VNA)

The last French soldiers left Hanoi by Long Bien Bridge for Hai Phong City on the afternoon of October 9, 1954. (Photo: VNA)

At midnight on July 20, 1954 (Geneva time), or the morning of July 21, 1954 (Hanoi time), Deputy Minister of Defense Ta Quang Buu, on behalf of the Vietnamese Government and General Command of the People’s Army of Vietnam, signed the agreement on the cessation of hostilities in Vietnam. Shortly thereafter, armistice agreements for Laos and Cambodia were also signed. (Photo: VNA)

The delegation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, led by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, attended the opening session of the Geneva Conference on Indochina on the morning of May 8, 1954, with the position of a victorious nation. (Photo: VNA)

News of the Dien Bien Phu Victory reached Geneva on the afternoon of May 7, 1954, and on early May 8 (Geneva time), the Indochina issue was officially brought to the table. (Photo: VNA)

On the afternoon of May 7, 1954, the historic Dien Bien Phu Campaign concluded successfully, with the complete destruction of the enemy's entrenched fortifications. (Photo: VNA)