Grand parade marks 65th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory

Tong Thi Phong, National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman, and Vo Van Thuong, head of the Party Central Committee’s Information and Education Commission, are in attendance alongside representatives from central and provincial agencies nationwide and local residents

During the nine-year resistance fought against the French colonists and US imperialists between 1945 and 1954, local militia made a great contribution to the victory at Dien Bien Phu on May 7, 1954. Alongside the Vietnamese army, they also contributed to the Great Victory of Spring 1975, the liberation of southern Vietnam, and ultimately national reunification.

NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong urges Dien Bien province to focus on developing the economy whilst ensuring defence security. She adds that work is still to be done to fully tap into the locality’s advantages and potential

NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong grants the first class Independence Order to the province

The ceremony is followed by a grand parade which sees more than 2,000 people participate from local militia force, armed forces, as well as war veterans