Nationwide activities mark 60th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory

(Bqp.vn) - A number of activities were organised across the country to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory over the French colonialists (May 7, 1954 - 2014).

Visitors at the photo exhibition on the life and career of Lieutenant General Pham Kiet. (Photo: VNA)

On behalf of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence, Senior Lieutenant General Ngo Xuan Lich, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chief of the General Department of Politics under the Vietnam People’s Army, visited and presented a gift to General Le Duc Anh, former President, former Minister of National Defense; and General Nguyen Quyet, former Chief of the General Department of Politics under the Vietnam People’s Army.

On April 29, two photogragphy exhibitions opened in the northern province of Hai Duong to mark the 60th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory.

The exhibition displays over 90 documents and photos of great historical value, featuring the whole process of the national struggle against the French colonists, under the leadership of the Party and President Ho Chi Minh, as well as highlighting the Dien Bien Phu victory.

Also the same day, the Da Nang city Youth Union, in co-ordination with the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, kicked off a film week entitled 'The Memory of Dien Bien'.

The film week, which runs until May 7, is expected to help the younger generation learn more about the resounding Dien Bien Phu victory.

The Quang Ngai provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam Association of Historical Sciences on April 29 jointly organised a photography exhibition featuring the life and career of Lieutenant General Pham Kiet, a brilliant military official of Vietnam People’s Army, and his great contribution to the national struggle for liberation and revolutionary cause.

Also on April 29, a propaganda painting exhibition on Dien Bien Phu victory opened in the northern port city of Hai Phong.

More than 200 posters and paintings provide visitors with insight into the Vietnamese people’s resistance war against the French, as well as the history of the glorious Dien Bien Phu victory. The exhibits also honour President Ho Chi Minh and General Vo Nguyen Giap, whose names are strongly associated with the Dien Bien Phu victory.

(Source: Nhan Dan)