Leaders of the Party, State, National Assembly, Government and Vietnam Fatherland Front led by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong pay homage to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on May 18 ahead of his 128th birth anniversary (May 19) (Source: VNA) 
President Ho Chi Minh led the nation to success in the struggle for national independence and in establishing the Democratic Republic of Vietnam following the August Revolution in 1945. He passed away in 1969 (Photo:VNA) 
A delegation of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence pay tribute to the late leader on May 18 (Photo: VNA) 
A delegation of the Ministry of Public Security also pay respect to President Ho Chi Minh on May 18 (Photo: VNA) 
Hanoi officials pay respect for President Ho Chi Minh (Photo: VNA) 
A delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affair pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on May 18 (Photo: VNA) VNA
