LPA reporters were not only newsmen but also fighters. Their articles and reports fueled the revolutionary spirit, honouring heroic examples and victories of the southern armed forces and people, and stirring patriotism and resolve to drive out the enemy.
The 1975 victory was also one of the greatest victories and most glorious milestones in Vietnam’s thousands-year history of national construction and defence,
The Ho Chi Minh Campaign, which took place from April 26 to 30, 1975, marked the pinnacle of victory in Vietnam’s revolutionary war, creating some of the most brilliant chapters in the nation’s long history of resisting foreign invaders.
The articles emphasises that the victory on April 30, 1975, when the tanks of the liberation army entered the Independence Palace, not only ended a protracted war but also became an everlasting symbol of the will for independence and freedom. This victory was not only a source of pride for Vietnam but also became a powerful inspiration for liberation movements around the world, especially in Latin America, where the desire for freedom and justice was always burning.
On April 22, 1975, Comrade Le Duan, on behalf of the Politburo, sent a telegram from Hanoi to the Command of the Ho Chi Minh Campaign. The message stressed that the military and political conditions for launching the General Offensive on Saigon had fully matured. It urged immediate action, emphasising the need to strike the enemy on all fronts without delay.
Party General Secretary To Lam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission, held a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City in April 21 with a delegation of heroes and veterans from various forces, who directly took part in the Ho Chi Minh Campaign in 1975.
The April 30, 1975 victory was not only a triumph of unwavering determination and the great solidarity of the Vietnamese people under the Party’s leadership, but also a symbol of aspiration for national independence, freedom, and peace, Party General Secretary To Lam told heroes and veterans from various forces directly engaging in the Ho Chi Minh Campaign in 1975.
Through special performances, the show paid tribute to the Party’s 95-year journey, honouring the monumental contributions by the Communist Party of Vietnam, President Ho Chi Minh, revolutionary heroes, and veterans.
A photo exhibition highlighting Vietnam’s victories that changed the course of world history is being held at the pedestrian space around Hoan Kiem Lake downtown Hanoi.
The strategically significant victory of the Central Highlands Campaign followed by the rapid and resounding success of the Hue-Da Nang offensive in March 1975 fundamentally altered the situation of the liberation war, creating a pivotal turning point and ensuring conditions for a definitive victory in the historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign, which fully liberated the South and unified the country.
The complete reunification of Vietnam on April 30, 1975 was an extremely significant event in the history of the country and the world, opined a scholar from the Institute for International Relations at the National University of La Plata, Argentina.
The power of will is one of the most impressive lessons from the Dien Bien Phu Victory, Chairman of the Committee for External Relations of Saint Petersburg Evgeny Grigoriev told Vietnam News Agency in Moscow while talking about the great victory 70 years ago.
The Thang Long - Hanoi Heritage Conservation Centre has opened an exhibition to celebrate the 48th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and Reunification Day (April 30, 1975).
The strength of the army - people ties in the 1975 Ho Chi Minh Campaign and the pandemic combat is the focus of an exhibition opened at the Ho Chi Minh Campaign Museum in Ho Chi Minh City on April 21.
A national scientific conference was held via videoconference on August 25 to highlight the military talent and the prestige of General Vo Nguyen Giap.
State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 29 visited some families in Hanoi whose members took part in the Ho Chi Minh Campaign, which was the peak of the General Offensive and Uprising in the spring of 1975 that led to the South Liberation and National Reunification on April 30 the same year.
Ho Chi Minh City has planned a series of culture and arts events to celebrate the upcoming National Reunification Day (April 30) and International Labour Day (May 1).
The country had to sacrifice a lot to achieve victory during the General Offensive and Uprising in the spring of 1975, culminating with the the Ho Chi Minh Campaign, said Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Huy Hieu, former Deputy Minister of National Defence.
