Exhibitions marks 50-year implementation of Uncle Ho's testament

Exhibitions marks 50-year implementation of late President’s testament

Exhibitions marking the 50-year implementation of President Ho Chi Minh’s testament (1969 – 2019) are underway in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Exhibitions marks 50-year implementation of late President’s testament ảnh 1At the event (Photo: VNA)  
HCM City (VNA) – Exhibitions marking the 50-year implementation of President Ho Chi Minh’s testament (1969 –2019) are underway in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

In HCM City, a month-long photo exhibition is takingplace concurrently at five locations starting August 15. It is part of activitiesto commemorate the 74th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) andthe National Day (September 2).

Photos of President Ho Chi Minh’s life and careerand his testament are being showcased at the Nguyen Hue pedestrian zone, alongwith those of the August Revolution, the foundation of the Democratic Republicof Vietnam in 1945, the struggle for national liberation and unity of southernpeople, and construction efforts of the city named after the President.

In addition, images of social and humanitarianprogrammes carried out in the city are featured at the Dong Khoi street and theHCM City Labour Cultural Palace under the theme “HCM City takes care ofpeople’s life following the beloved Uncle Ho’s testament.”

Meanwhile, the photos showcased at the city’s YouthCultural House and the Chi Lang Park depict activities of the city’s youth.

The exhibition in Hanoi began at the Museum ofVietnam Military History on August 14.

With more than 200 documents, images and items ondisplay, the event aims to reiterate the value of President Ho Chi Minh’sTestament and introduce achievements of the Vietnam’s People Army in the implementationof the historic document, along with outstanding individuals and collectives inthe process.

The exhibition comprises of three parts,covering the life and career of President Ho Chi Minh, the circumstances whenthe President wrote his testament, and creative ways of members of the army tocarry out the recommendations made by the President in his will.

The event runs until September 10.

President Ho Chi Minh began writing his will inMay 1965 and finished it in May 1969 – four months before he passed away. Thespecial historic document has become a guideline for Vietnam’s revolution anddevelopment during the past 50 years.-VNA

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