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Hanoi photo exhibition spotlights President Ho Chi Minh

An exhibition entitled “President Ho Chi Minh - Great leader of the Communist Party and people of Vietnam, Ambassador of peace and friendship of people worldwide” is now underway in Hanoi to mark his 130th birthday.
Hanoi photo exhibition spotlights President Ho Chi Minh ảnh 1At the event (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - An exhibition entitled “President Ho Chi Minh - Greatleader of the Communist Party and people of Vietnam, Ambassador of peace andfriendship of people worldwide” is now underway in Hanoi to mark his 130th birthday.

On display are nearly 250 photos of President Ho and materials showing hisjourney from seeking national salvation to the establishment of the CommunistParty of Vietnam (CPV) and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Director of the President Ho Chi Minhrelic site at the Presidential Palace Nguyen Van Cong, said the exhibition featuresfive major sections. The first is from 1890 to 1929, when young patriot NguyenTat Thanh and then communist Nguyen Ai Quoc (both pseudonyms of President Ho) ledthe struggle for national liberation and independence.

The second section depicts the 1930-1945 period, when Nguyen Ai Quocfounded the CPV and led the people in a successful general uprising to givebirth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

The third section, from 1946-1954, depicts President Ho leading nationalconstruction and defence and successfully waging a resistance war againstFrench colonialists.

The fourth section retraces the construction and defence of socialism inthe north and the struggle for national reunification from 1955 to 1969.

The fifth displays images on the activities of the Vietnamese Party,State, and people since 1969 in the process of national development./.
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