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Dien Bien Phu – victory of Indochinese nations

The Dien Bien Phu victory (May 7, 1954) was the triumph of not only Vietnam but also the whole of Indochina, a discussion heard in Hanoi on May 8.
The Dien Bien Phu victory (May 7, 1954) was the triumph of not onlyVietnam but also the whole of Indochina, a discussion heard in Hanoion May 8.

Colonel Tran Van Thuc from the MilitaryHistory Institute of Vietnam said that 60 years ago, the Vietnamesearmy and people coordinated with those of Laos and Cambodia toachieve the victory – the greatest success in the nine-year war ofresistance against the French colonialists.

Under Secretaryof State of the Cambodian Defence Ministry Chao Phally and StandingDeputy Head of the Lao Defence Ministry’s General Department ofLogistics Phouvong Vongphom noted that the victory demonstrated thesolidarity among the three countries.

The Laoofficial stressed that the triumph has always held a significantimportance to Laos ’ revolutionary cause, while Phally said the younggeneration of the countries should learn from the experience of theDien Bien Phu campaign.

The battle in Dien Bienoccurred between March and May 1954 under the command of late General VoNguyen Giap. The victory led to the signing of the 1954 Geneva Accordsin which France agreed to withdraw its forces from its colonies inIndochina.-VNA
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