During the congress—organised from August 16-17, 1945 and attended by 60 representatives from the north, central and southern regions—the order for general insurrection was issued to the entire nation to seize power.
Addressing this years meeting, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung affirmed that the Tan Trao Congress was a historical revolutionary event, reflecting the strong mind and spirit of solidarity among the entire nation at the moment decisive in the nation’s fate.
The event was also evidence of the determination to eliminate colonial and feudal regimes, laying the first legal foundation for the new administration, he said.
The NA leader described the congress as a great success of the Party and President Ho Chi Minh in seizing the opportunity to overtake the administration.
Based on decisions made during the congress, the Vietnamese people rose up and were victorious in the August Revolution of 1945. Later on September 2 of the same year, President Ho Chi Minh delivered the declaration of independence in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh Square, introducing the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung stated that throughout the 13 tenures of the NA since the Tan Trao Congress nearly 70 years ago, the legislative body has restructured its operations to meet the demands of varying periods of revolution.
As a supreme body representing the people, the NA has since then passed five Constitutions, made official decisions on major national issues, met the people’s aspirations and reinforced the people’s trust in the Party and State, he said.
The NA Chairman emphasised that the Tan Trao congress is an everlasting invaluable historic lesson that can still be applied in the current national development as well as in enhancing the NA’s operations.
Following the meeting, the NA chairman and several current and former State and NA leaders visited a number of revolutionary families in Son Duong commune where President Ho Chi Minh and General Vo Nguyen Giap resided during the August Revolution.
