Historical and practical value of the 1946 Preliminary Agreement between Vietnam and France

Historical and practical value of the 1946 Preliminary Agreement between Vietnam and France

Sunday, March 06, 2016, 11:30 (GMT+7)
The success of the August Revolution led to the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam; however, that State had not been worldwide recognized yet. Meanwhile, the Potsdam Conference decided to deploy allied troops to Indochina to disarm Japanese troops. Accordingly, the North (from the 16th parallel upward) was handed to Jiang Jieshi troops and the South (from 16th parallel southwards) to British troops

Party chief’s address at national celebration of liberation of South and national reunification
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the National Assembly, the State President, the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front solemnly organise a ceremony to celebrate the "50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification" - the most brilliant milestone in the history of building and defending the country