Documentary on President Ho Chi Minh aired on Venezuela’s national TV
A documentary on President Ho Chi Minh was aired on May 18 on Venezolana de Television (VTV), the state-run television station in Venezuela, to commemorate his 130th birthday (May 19).
President Ho Chi Minh surrounded by children in 1960. (File photo)
Buenos Aires (VNA) – A documentary on President HoChi Minh was aired on May 18 on Venezolana de Television (VTV), the state-run televisionstation in Venezuela, to commemorate his 130th birthday(May 19).
“Ho Chi Minh – Chan dung mot con nguoi” (Ho Chi Minh: a Portrayof a Man) by Vietnamese director Bui Dinh Hac was broadcast as part of theLatin American country’s activities to introduce the life and revolutionarycareer of the Vietnamese leader and national hero to its people.
The documentary tells stories about Vietnam’s struggle for nationalindependence and portrays President Ho Chi Minh as a simple anddevoted man who had great love for his nation and fought for its independenceand freedom to the last breath.
Radio station Radio Nacional de Venezuela (RNV) has also aireda special show, featuring journalist Angel Miguel Bastidas who used to work inVietnam for years, to talk about the late President and Vietnam’s revolutionsin the past and national reconstruction and development today./.
Party and State leaders and National Assembly (NA) deputies paid homage to President Ho Chi Minh to mark the late leader’s 130th birthday on May 19, one day ahead of the 14th parliament’s ninth session.
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President Ho Chi Minh surrounded by children in 1960. (File photo)
