The Road to 'Independence Autumn'

Artifacts and images from 1941 recount the path to the fall of independence that leader Nguyen Ai Quoc and our Party took.

Vietnamese people all shoulder the responsibility...

Nguyen Ai Quoc's letter "Respectfully to compatriots" in 1941 is one of the artifacts in the exhibition "Independence Autumn" (taking place from August 25 to December 25, 2025 at the Ho Chi Minh Museum, Hanoi ). The letter reads: " Everyone who is Vietnamese must shoulder a part of the responsibility: those who have money contribute money, those who have property contribute property, those who have strength contribute strength, those who have talent contribute talent. As for me, I would like to devote all my heart and soul to go with you, for my compatriots to gain freedom and independence, even if I have to sacrifice my life ."

Exhibition runs until December 2025

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This 1941 letter also has a heroic call: " Let us move forward! All compatriots move forward! Unite and unite to drive out the French and Japanese! Long live the Vietnamese revolution! Long live the world revolution! ". Viewers can also see this spirit of progress in many other artifacts of the exhibition such as: the song Tien Quan Ca by musician Van Cao, documentary photos of the Declaration of Independence , documents of the newspaper Cuu Quoc - a newspaper that was initially published in secret with shortages and was always closely monitored and arrested by secret police...

The exhibition "Independence Autumn" has more than 200 documents, images and artifacts, introducing the aspiration, the will for independence, self-reliance, the strength of great national unity in the process of fighting for national liberation, building and firmly protecting independence. The exhibition consists of 2 parts. Part 1 is "Ba Dinh Shining in Autumn" with artifacts about the decision to find a way to save the country of the young man Nguyen Tat Thanh, until he became Nguyen Ai Quoc, with the approach to Marxism-Leninism, then became President Ho Chi Minh - the person who read the Declaration of Independence, giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, the first people's democratic state in Southeast Asia.

Identity of Nguyen Ai Quoc

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Part 2 From the Fall of Independence to the Spring of Renovation features the journey of victory over colonialism and imperialism and the struggle to protect the borders and maintain the sacred sovereignty of the Fatherland's seas and islands. This part also tells the story of the Party's adoption of the Renovation policy, marking a fundamental and decisive turning point in Vietnam's development.

Artifacts introduced to the public for the first time

On display are artifacts introduced to the public for the first time. These include: A copy of Nguyen Ai Quoc's identity card at 6 Villa des Gobelins Street, issued on September 4, 1919, with his photo stamped and signed. Nguyen Ai Quoc's photographer's business card, President Ho Chi Minh's letter to the Central Executive Committee of the German Socialist Unification Party informing and inviting the delegation to attend the Party Congress and the 15th National Day of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on August 1, 1960. Next to it is a calligraphy with a poem celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam by poet Hoang Vien Boi (China)...

Photo album about the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam

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Regarding the poem celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam by poet Hoang Viem Boi, a calligrapher said: "The poem's main content is that on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the founding of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, I wrote a poem to honor President Ho Chi Minh. Previously, when I visited Vietnam, I saw the tragic situation of the people, but now the people have been free. The spirit of patriotism is high, as vast as the universe, successfully building the country in building a worker-peasant regime, the whole people are united, and the border is unified." The calligrapher also said that the poem was written in quite beautiful handwriting.

Chinese poet's calligraphy gift to President Ho Chi Minh

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In addition, there are many other notable artifacts, including a photo album about the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam presented to President Ho Chi Minh by the delegation of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam on October 19, 1962. The album contains 57 black and white photos of various sizes, with printed captions. The photos comprehensively reflect the activities and events of the Front: the founding ceremony of the Front, the struggles of the masses under the leadership of the Front, etc.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/duong-den-mua-thu-doc-lap-185250825224015166.htm