Great day for the Nation

On September 2, 1945, President Ho Chi Minh red the Declaration of Independence, declaring to the world the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

National pride: Representatives of people from all walks if life march in procession to celebrate the 70th National Day in September 2016 at Ba Dinh Square (Photo: VNA)

Glorious crowds: A mass meeting gathers thousands of patriots at the square in front of Hanoi Opera House to launch a revolution to gain power held by the Viet Minh Front on August 17, 1945 (Photo: VNA)

Iconic building: Hanoians take the Tonkin Palace in August 1945 back from the French regime (Photo: VNA)

Birth of a nation: President Ho Chi Minh reads the Declaration of Independence on behalf of the provisional government to announce the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (Photo: VNA)

Historic moment: A scene from the meeting on September 2nd, 1945 at Ba Dinh Square to announce the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (Photo: VNA)

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