Prominent among them were State President Vo Van Thuong, Prime Minister PhamMinh Chinh, and NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.
On September 2, 78 years ago, at Ba Dinh Square, PresidentHo Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence, giving birth to theDemocratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
In the morning the same day, delegations from the CentralMilitary Commission - the Ministry of National Defence, the Central PublicSecurity Party Committee - the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and themunicipal Party Committee, People’s Council and People’s Committee of Hanoialso laid wreaths in tribute to the late leader and fallen combatants.
In Ho Chi Minh City, a delegation of the municipal PartyCommittee, People’s Council, People’s Committee, the city branch of the VFF ledby Politburo member, and Secretary of the Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen paidhomage to President Ho Chi Minh and President Ton Duc Thang at the city branchof the Ho Chi Minh Museum in District 4./.