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May 20, 2016 / 07:46

Viet Minh Front: Typical symbol of national unity bloc

Vietnam National Museum of History in Hanoi is dislaying an exhibition to highlight the role of Viet Minh Front in raising unity for the ultimate goal of national independence.

An exhibition, themed "Viet Minh Front - Great national unity bloc", was opened at the Vietnam National Museum of History in Hanoi on May 18.
 
Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee President Nguyen Thien Nhan attends the opening ceremony.
Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee President Nguyen Thien Nhan attends the opening ceremony.
The exhibition aims to highlight the role of Viet Minh Front in raising unity for the ultimate goal of national independence. 
The display is part of activities to mark the 75th founding anniversary of Viet Minh (May 19, 1941) and the 126th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh. 
Viet Minh, full name Viet Nam Doc Lap Dong Minh Hoi (League for the Independence of Vietnam), existed until 1951. 
Addressing the opening ceremony, Politburo member and Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee President Nguyen Thien Nhan said Viet Minh Front helped unite Vietnamese people from all social strata during the struggle for national liberation.
President Nguyen Thien Nhan noted that the first success was the victory of the August Revolution that gained independence for Vietnam in 1945. 

 
Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee President Nguyen Thien Nhan visits the exhibition.
Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee President Nguyen Thien Nhan visits the exhibition.
The exhibition is showcasing nearly 200 items that introduce the domestic and global historical background for the establishment of the front. 
In addition, the exhibition dislays other objects and photos relating to the establishment of Viet Minh and the role of late President Ho Chi Minh in the foundation. They include a verse on the 10 policies of Viet Minh written by President Ho Chi Minh to call for people’s solidarity.

 
The programme of Viet Minh Front.
The programme of Viet Minh Front.
The exhibition also features objects demonstrating the role of Viet Minh in raising national unity to prepare for the August Revolution in 1945, and the resistance war against French colonialists in the following years. 
Photos and documents on the great national unity bloc during the Doi moi (Reform) period since 1986 are on dispay in the last section of the event.
The exhibition runs through until August.