1. Who directly protected President Ho Chi Minh on the podium on September 2, 1945?

  • Hoang Van Thai
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  • Wang Chengwu
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  • Chu Dinh Xuong
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  • Dam Quang Trung
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On September 2, 1945, President Ho Chi Minh, on behalf of the Government, read the Declaration of Independence, announcing to the world the first worker-peasant state in Southeast Asia. The Provisional Revolutionary Government assigned the task of protecting this solemn ceremony to the Integrity, Police and Reconnaissance forces, especially the task of protecting the leader, protecting the inner and outer rings, protecting the grandstand area as well as the area where the people attended the rally.

At that time, comrade Chu Dinh Xuong, Director of the Northern Security Department, was assigned the important responsibility of directly protecting Uncle Ho on the stage during the entire ceremony.

In the documentary footage still preserved at the People's Police Museum, comrade Chu Dinh Xuong stood next to President Ho Chi Minh holding an umbrella on the stage.

He was a former communist prisoner who had been imprisoned by the French in many prisons. In March 1945, he and a number of political prisoners escaped from Son La prison, returned to Hanoi and continued their revolutionary activities.

After the success of the August Revolution, he was appointed by the Party as Director of the Northern Security Department and then Director of the Northern Police Department.

2. Who raises the flag at Independence Day?

  • Tran Thi Ly and Dam Thi Loan
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  • Dam Thi Loan and Duong Thi Thoa
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  • Duong Thi Thoa and Nguyen Thi Ngoc Toan
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  • Nguyen Thi Ngoc Toan and Tran Thi Ly
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The people with the honor of raising the national flag during the Declaration of Independence ceremony at Ba Dinh Square in September 1945 were two young women in their twenties, Dam Thi Loan and Duong Thi Thoa.

Professor Duong Thi Thoa or Le Thi (1926-2020) had a father, the late Professor Duong Quang Ham, a famous intellectual who taught at Buoi School. In 1945, she joined the Viet Minh front, working secretly in the Women's National Salvation Group.

Stepping up to raise the flag with Professor Duong Thi Thoa was Ms. Dam Thi Loan, a Tay ethnic woman. Her military career was closely linked to the two resistance wars against France and the US. She was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1977.

After the ceremony, each returned to their own unit and lost contact. It was not until 44 years later, when they had the opportunity to meet at a meeting of the Capital Regiment at the Vietnam Military Museum, that Ms. Thoa learned that the other person's real name was Dam Thi Loan, the wife of the late General Hoang Van Thai.

3. What did President Ho Chi Minh wear during the Declaration of Independence?

  • Badeux long coat
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  • Brown Suit
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  • Khaki suit
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  • Blue uniform
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From August 25, 1945, after returning home at 48 Hang Ngang, due to being busy with many things, President Ho Chi Minh and the members of the Provisional Government did not have time to think about the costumes for the Independence Declaration ceremony. On August 27, at the suggestion of Mrs. Minh Ho - the wife of the capitalist Trinh Van Bo, Phuc Hung tailor shop on Hang Trong street was invited to make clothes.

At that time, people mainly made Western-style clothes, but Uncle Ho felt that he did not suit such clothes. Mrs. Minh Ho said that she would choose beautiful fabric and then think of a way to make a suitable outfit for Uncle. He said: “I am used to wearing simple clothes. Don’t make expensive wool, just neat and simple clothes. No need for a tie, a collar is best.”

Mr. Phuc Hung thought for a moment and then said: “I have already imagined that outfit”. A few days later, the khaki suit was completed. The shirt had four pockets, could be buttoned up at the neck when there was an important matter, and left unbuttoned for everyday use. Shoes or sandals were suitable for the outfit. The outfit exuded formality, but did not reduce the closeness to the people. After trying it on, Uncle Ho said: “This outfit suits me”.

That khaki shirt was later worn by Uncle Ho on the historic day of September 2, 1945.

4. When did President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence?

  • 8:00 a.m. September 2, 1945
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  • 9:00 a.m. September 2, 1945
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  • 12:00 September 2, 1945
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  • 14:00 September 2, 1945
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The Declaration of Independence was written, supplemented, and completed by President Ho Chi Minh after many discussions and comments by Government members.

At 2:00 p.m. on September 2, 1945, at a rally at Ba Dinh Square, in front of hundreds of thousands of people, on a solemn stage, on behalf of the provisional government, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence, giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

The Declaration of Independence has 1,120 words, arranged in 49 sentences. This is a historical, concise, sharp document containing core contents, with a solid legal basis, not only affirming the national sovereignty of the Vietnamese people before the world but also opening a new era for our nation.

5. Who is the head of the organizing committee of the Declaration of Independence Ceremony?

  • General Vo Nguyen Giap
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  • Nguyen Huu Dang
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  • Tran Huy Lieu
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  • Nguyen Luong Bang
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September 2, 1945 was a great national holiday, but few people know that the ceremony was prepared in just 4 days. On August 28, 1945, at the Northern Government Office, the Provisional Government decided to hold a national introduction ceremony. President Ho Chi Minh directly assigned Mr. Nguyen Huu Dang (1913-2007) to be the Head of the Organizing Committee.

Mr. Nguyen Huu Dang recounted in his memoirs as follows: "He asked me in a Nghe An accent, very similar to Mr. Phan Boi Chau's voice that I once heard:

- The provisional government decided to hold a ceremony to introduce itself to the people on September 2. Can you handle the organization of the ceremony?

I quickly calculated in my head: August has 31 days, so there are only 4 days left... I thought and considered every minute. I imagined all the mountain-like difficulties I had to overcome... to organize such a grand ceremony, while I had nothing. I said to Uncle Ho:

- Sir, the task you assigned is too difficult because it is too urgent.

Uncle Ho said immediately: "If it's difficult, I'll give it to you!".

Mr. Nguyen Huu Dang accepted the assignment and promised to do his best to fulfill the responsibility. President Ho Chi Minh gave him the authority to mobilize everything necessary for the ceremony, both human and material...

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