Dien Bien Phu a victory for both Vietnamese and French peoples: sociologist
The Dien Bien Phu victory 65 years ago is not only one for the Vietnamese but also for the French people against colonialism, a French sociologist has affirmed.
The victory flag was flying on top of the bunker of French General de Castries on May 7, 1954 (Photo: VNA)
Paris (VNA) – The Dien Bien Phu victory 65 years ago
is not only one for the Vietnamese but also for the French people against colonialism,
a French sociologist has affirmed.
In a recent interview granted to Vietnam News Agency
correspondents, Said Bouamama further asserted that the collapse of the French
military complex was not a purely military defeat for France, but it tolled the
bell of death for the French colonialist regime.
The immediate impact of Vietnam’s Dien Bien Phu victory
accelerated profound subsequent changes, not only on colonialized countries but
also on the changes of French colonialist strategy, the scholar said, adding
that besides being a military feat for Vietnam, the victory also serves as a symbol
and a promise of independence for suppressed nations.
The victory came as a clear-cut distinction between the
victor and the loser, he said, describing this as quite worthy and undeniable for
Vietnam after its huge sacrifices during the war. The obvious loser was the
then French state and the ruling social strata it was protecting.
However, the French people had never supported the war, the
scholar affirmed, pointing to the fact that the anti-war movement was very effervescent
with many activities all over France. This proves that the French people cannot
be taken as the loser of the Dien Bien Phu battle.
All the factors that smash the colonialist spirit in fact
are the victory of the French people, he said, concluding that the Dien Bien Phu
victory holds a great significance: a defeat to colonialism, racial discrimination
and the French state and at the same time a victory of the Vietnamese and
French nations.-VNA