August Revolution Commemoration Day in Vietnam 1945

Every year on August 19, Vietnam celebrates August Revolution Day For a long time, Vietnam was under the influence of France and Japan, but as a result of the people's liberation movement, the Vietnamese managed to change their own history The revolution of 1945 was the final stage, after which the state was freed from foreign influence In memory of this, every year in Vietnam ceremonial events are held in honor of the August Revolution Until 1945, Vietnam was divided into separate regions of Annam, Cochin China and Tonkin, which were formally considered French colonies After France surrendered in World War II in 1940, Japanese troops occupied Vietnamese territory and, in fact, a triarchy emerged in the country: the Japanese military, French colonialists and domestic monarchs Further events developed as follows: 1 In May 1941, on behalf of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the creation of the Viet Minh liberation front was announced, the members of which were patriotic citizens 2 By 1945, the Japanese called Vietnam an empire and established a pro-Japanese regime in the state 3 France, trying to recapture the territory of Vietnam from Japan, sent in its troops In history, these clashes were called the “War of Resistance” 4 The Viet Minh movement organized a civilian guerrilla movement to liberate the country from the Japanese In April 1945, preparations began for a mass uprising 5 By June 4, 6 provinces in the north of the country were liberated from the Japanese 6 In August 1945, at the next conference, the Communist Party of Vietnam decided to conduct a popular uprising The ultimate goal was to achieve complete independence of the country 7 On August 16, the Vietnam Liberation Committee was organized Ho Chi Minh was elected leader The committee assumed the duties of the provisional government and called on the people for a general uprising, which was scheduled for August 16-26 8 On August 19, the masses captured Hanoi, and already on August 24, under pressure from the people, Emperor Bao Dai was forced to publicly abdicate the throne 9 On September 2, at a national rally in the capital, Ho Chi Minh, on behalf of the provisional government, announced the final victory and the formation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam For the Vietnamese people, August 19 became a turning point in history, so every year this day is celebrated in the country as August Revolution Day