President Ho Chi Minh in the hearts of Vietnamese people
President Ho Chi Minh is the embodiment of a new type of people’s leader: great but not distant; noble but extremely simple, close, familiar, and attached to the masses.
President Ho Chi Minh visits farmers in Hung Son cooperative, Dai Tu district, Thai Nguyen province (1954). (Photo: VNA)
President Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi children watch a musical performance at the Presidential Palace on the occasion of International Children’s Day, June 1 (Hanoi, May 31, 1969). (Photo: VNA)
President Ho Chi Minh ploughs the ground and plants vegetables in the garden of the Presidential Palace (1957). (Photo: VNA)
President Ho Chi Minh reads the Declaration of Independence declaring the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) on September 2, 1945 at Hanoi’s Ba Dinh Square. The Declaration, which demonstrates the strong will and aspirations of the Vietnamese people, remains deeply topical both at home and abroad 76 years later. (Photo: Archive/VNA)
In June 1950, President Ho Chi Minh and the Party Central Committee Standing Board decided to begin a vast campaign on the Vietnam-China border with the aim of destroying an important part of the enemy’s vitality; partially liberated borders and opened roads with socialist countries; and expanded and consolidated the Viet Bac base. (Photo: VNA)
President Ho Chi Minh poses for a photo with delegates at the International Conference in Solidarity with the Vietnamese People Against American Empire. (Presidential Palace, November 1964). (Photo: VNA)
Delegations visit the President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. (Photo: VNA)
The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Ba Dinh Square. (Photo: VNA)
Photos and documents featuring the life and career of late President Ho Chi Minh were exhibited at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy in Brussels, Belgium, from April 14-16.
A diverse range of activities are taking place during the Sen Village Festival 2023, held in the central province of Nghe An from May 10 to 19 to mark the 133rd anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s birth (May 19).
The Canada-Vietnam Friendship Association has hosted a webinar themed "Ho Chi Minh and foreign policy" on the occasion of the late leader's 133rd birthday (May 19). The event brought together dozens of Canadian and Vietnamese experts and scholars who are interested in Vietnam's foreign policy in the Ho Chi Minh era.