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Dubbed "Vietnam's first Declaration of Independence", [1] it asserts the sovereignty of Vietnam's rulers over its lands. The poem was first dictated to be read aloud before and during battles to boost army morale and nationalism when Vietnam under Lý Thánh Tông and Lý Thường Kiệt fought against two invasions by Song dynasty in 981 and ...
Current Vietnamese historians considers that Vietnam has had a total of three declarations of independence: The poem Nam quốc sơn hà (Mountains and rivers of Southern country) was written in 1077 by Lý Thường Kiệt and recited next to the defense line of the Như Nguyệt river (Cầu river), originally with the reason to incentive the ...
In US President Barack Obama's visit to Vietnam, he referred to the poem as Vietnam's "declaration of independence" saying that large countries should not bully smaller countries. [ 6 ] Nonetheless, to this day the poem is still well known in Vietnam, and Ly is considered a national hero, with some Vietnamese still delivering tribute to and ...
Flag of Vietnam: National emblem: Emblem of Vietnam: National motto: Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc "Independence – Freedom – Happiness" [1] National anthem: Tiến Quân Ca composed by Văn Cao [2
Despite these differences, Vietnam's sovereign principles and insistence on cultural independence have been laid down in numerous documents over the centuries before its independence. These include the 11th-century patriotic poem " Nam quốc sơn hà " and the 1428 proclamation of independence " Bình Ngô đại cáo ".
Record of President Ho Chi Minh reading the declaration of Vietnam. National Day (Vietnamese: Ngày Quốc Khánh) is a national holiday in Vietnam observed on 2 September, commemorating President Hồ Chí Minh reading the Declarations of independence of Vietnam at Ba Đình Square in Hanoi on 2 September 1945.
After the First Indochina War broke out; on 8 March 1949, France formed the independent State of Vietnam (an associated state) with the Élysée Accords as an alternative method to solve the Vietnam question. The declaration is also considered the foundation of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam although this state was actually formed on 2 July ...
A street banner in Hanoi at the end of the World War II. Flag of Vietnam (1976–present) Flag of South Vietnam (1955–1975), still used by overseas Vietnamese. Vietnamese nationalism (Vietnamese: chủ nghĩa dân tộc Việt Nam, or chủ nghĩa quốc gia Việt Nam) is a form of nationalism that asserts the Vietnamese people as a separate independent nation.