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Late President Ho Chi Minh commemorated

Nearly 15,000 domestic and foreign visitors queued up to visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi on September 2 on the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of Vietnam’s August Revolution Day (August 19) and National Day (September 2).
Late President Ho Chi Minh commemorated ảnh 1Visitors queue up to visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Nearly 15,000domestic and foreign visitors queued up to visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum inHanoi on September 2 on the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of Vietnam’s AugustRevolution Day (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

The same day, thousands of people across thecountry flocked to the Kim Lien special national relic site - the hometown oflate President Ho Chi Minh, to pay tribute to him.

President Ho Chi Minh was born into a family ofpatriotic Confucian scholars in Nam Dan District, in the central province ofNghe An, on May 19, 1890. 

He was a talented leader, a great master of theVietnamese Revolution, a national hero and a world cultural celebrity, whodevoted all his life to the national independence and freedom and happiness ofthe people while tirelessly striving for peace and progress in the world. 

The President led the nation to success in thestruggle for national independence.

On September 2, 1945, President Ho Chi Minh readthe Declaration of Independence, declaring to the world the foundation of theDemocratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.-VNA
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