That historic autumn will forever be a brilliant milestone in the glorious history of Vietnamese people's national construction and defence.
With the success of the August Revolution, from a semi-feudal colony, Vietnam has officially become a free and independent country. From slavery, Vietnamese people became masters of the country and their own destiny.
Vietnam and Vietnamese people, since the autumn of the August Revolution, have entered a new era, an era of national independence and socialism. This is not only a brilliant milestone in the history of Vietnam but also an event of era stature encouraging colonial countries and oppressed peoples around the world to rise up and fight for independence, democracy, and social progress.
The victory of the August Revolution proves the correct revolutionary line, the wise leadership, strategic vision, and the sharpness in seizing the once-in-a-millennium opportunity of our Party and President Ho Chi Minh.
That line was absolutely loyal to the revolutionary ideal by the Party members, who did not fear hardships and sacrifices, persistently propagandised, mobilised, and organised the people to carry out revolutionary movements throughout the 15 years following the Party's founding, leading to a general uprising to seize power.
The success of the August Revolution affirmed the strength of the traditional patriotism, wisdom, bravery and indomitable spirit of the Vietnamese people under the genius leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and President Ho Chi Minh.
Over the past 79 years, the spirit of the August Revolution, the achievements of the August Revolution and the invaluable lessons have been a solid foundation for our entire Party, people, and army to raise high the revolutionary flag, overcome all difficulties and challenges, gain one victory after another, and write brilliant and glorious pages in the history of the Ho Chi Minh era.
Nine years of protracted resistance created the Dien Bien Phu miracle which “resounded throughout the five continents and was world-shaking.”
21 years of heroic fighting, defeating the enemy's war strategies, winning total victory in the General Offensive and Uprising in the spring of 1975, with the culmination of the Ho Chi Minh Campaign being the complete liberation the South and reunification of the country. Then came the battles to defend the Fatherland at the border and to fulfil the noble international mission.
Under the Party's talented leadership, the Vietnamese people have steadfastly maintained independence and self-reliance and advanced rapidly on the path of building socialism, successfully carrying out the renovation process, bringing the country out of poverty and backwardness, and entering a new period of development. The people's lives have become increasingly prosperous and happy, the country's prestige and position in the international arena has been increasingly enhanced.
Vietnamese country has never had such fortune, potential, position, or international prestige as it does today.
With pride in the achievements of the revolution, we will forever remember the great contributions of the great President Ho Chi Minh — the genius leader of the Vietnamese revolution — or the blood and bones of millions of heroes, martyrs, the nation's outstanding children, revolutionary veterans, heroic Vietnamese mothers, and families with meritorious services to the Fatherland.
We vow to continue to promote the great value of the August Revolution in the new development stage of the country. It is necessary to strongly evoke the spirit of patriotism, national pride, and the will to be self-reliant, self-reliant, self-reliant, united, and determined to realise the aspiration to develop a prosperous and happy country in the entire Party, the entire people, and the entire army.
The entire Party, people, and army are accelerating the emulation to implement the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, the 5-year Socio-Economic Development Plan 2021-2025, striving to complete the strategic goals set by the 13th National Party Congress, creating a solid momentum for the next stage, so that by 2045, when Vietnam marks the 100th anniversary of the country's founding, Vietnam will be a developed, high-income country.
At the same time, we are highly focused on implementing preparations for Party congresses at all levels towards the 14th National Party Congress — an important new milestone on the country's development path.
Ministries, branches, and localities are urgently removing difficulties and obstacles, promoting work progress, ensuring synchronous development in all fields, and constantly improving the material and spiritual life of the people.
Party committees and organisations at all levels continue to promote the work of Party building and rectification, in conjunction with enhancing the study and following of Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style; improving the capacity of the contingent of leaders and managers; promoting innovation and creativity; and daring to think and daring to do for the benefit of the country and the people.
Each cadre and party member strives to practice and set an example in revolutionary morality, take the lead in all tasks, meet the requirements of the task, be worthy of the role of the core force, command and rally the masses to stand under the revolutionary flag, and believe in the leadership of the Party on the new development path of the country.
Following the spirit of the August Revolution, our entire Party, people and army constantly strengthen the strength of the great national unity bloc, join hands, and are determined to create miracles in the new revolutionary path, the era of the heroic Vietnamese nation.
