Paris (VNA) – The Geneva Agreement, signed on July 21, 1954, held significance as it manifested Vietnam’s victory and put an end to the reign of the French military in the nation, according to French historian Alain Ruscio.
He told the Vietnam News Agency that the agreement forced the French to end the war in Vietnam, adding many French people opposed the war at that time, with the members of the French Communist Party playing a leading role in promoting the struggle against the colonial administration.
According to the historian, French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre and his group, journalists from the Observateur, the Christian left-wing force also joined the French Communist Party, creating a wave of public opinion in support of peace, contributing to the success of Vietnam. However, the victory in the battlefield of the Vietnamese military and people was the decisive factor for the signing of the Geneva Agreement.
He held that promoting resilience and garnering support from the international community were significant to Vietnam’s liberation cause.
Vietnam was lucky to have Ho Chi Minh, and many other communists like Vo Nguyen Giap, Pham Van Dong and Truong Chinh, who led the struggle for independence in a clever and skillful manner./.
Geneva Agreement holds great military, political significance: French scholar
With the Geneva Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam signed on July 21, 1954, Vietnam achieved victory both militarily and politically in its long struggle against the French colonialists, according to a French scholar.
