More than 200 precious artifacts, photos and documents related to the Dien Bien Phu Campaign have been announced in the northern province of Yen Bai, demonstrating activities taken by the provincial Party Organisation, administration, army and people to serve the campaign 70 years ago.
Nearly 300 soldiers and youth volunteers directly engaging in the Dien Bien Phu campaign 70 years ago looked back on the 56-day battle, the victory of which led to the signing of the Geneva Accords on ending the war and restoring peace in Indochina, at a meeting in Hanoi on April 23.
VOV.VN - During the Dien Bien Phu campaign in 1954, Lung Lo pass was one of the vital routes for transporting troops, weapons, and food to the front.
VOV.VN - The national archives on the Dien Bien Phu campaign and the Geneva Conference in 1954 have been made public for the first time on the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory and the signing of the Geneva Accords.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a meeting in the northern province of Dien Bien on April 17 with veteran soldiers, young volunteers and frontline workers who directly participated in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign in 1954.
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 17 offered incense to commemorate Vietnamese heroic martyrs at War Martyrs Cemetery A1 in the leadup to 70 years of the world’s resounding victory of Dien Bien Phu battle over French colonialism (May 7, 1954 – May 7, 2024).
French historian Alain Ruscio, who has conducted many studies on Indochina and Vietnam, has hailed the significance of Dien Bien Phu Victory, saying it had a great influence on the struggle against colonialism of peoples around the world, and the historical meaning of the event remains valid today.
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Information and Communications will issue a collection of postage stamps this April to mark the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory, which falls on May 7.
VOV.VN - Scholars looked at the historical value and the magnitude of the victory of the Dien Bien Phu campaign in northern Vietnam over French colonialism 70 years ago at a symposium held in Hanoi on March 27.
The French Defense Audiovisual Agency (ECPAD) has made public a photo book on the Dien Bien Phu campaign in Vietnam, including never-before-seen images, on the occasion of its 70th anniversary.