New book on President Ho Chi Minh’s national salvation journey introduced
The Ho Chi Minh Museum’s chapter in Ho Chi Minh City on December 17 held a press conference to give the public insights into a freshly published book on the late President Ho Chi Minh’s national salvation journey.
The new book on President Ho Chi Minh’s national salvation journey (Source: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh Museum’schapter in Ho Chi Minh City on December 17 held a press conference to give thepublic insights into a freshly published book on the late President Ho ChiMinh’s national salvation journey.
The nearly 1,000-page book was compiled and published underthe collaboration of the Ho Chi Minh Museum, the Truth National PoliticalPublishing House, the Management Board of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and the HCMCity Department of Culture and Sports.
With four main parts, it comprises 110 speeches that werepresented by experts and scholars from Hanoi, HCM City and many other citiesand provinces at a symposium on the journey of the late President, known inthose days as Nguyen Tat Thanh.
Dr. Vu Manh Ha, Director of the Ho Chi Minh Museum, said thebook fully demonstrates the journey and its meaning to the cause of nationalliberation, construction and protection.
The speeches have provided more valuable information sourcesto deepen key issued revolving around the President’s quest for nationalsalvation, he added.
On June 5, 1911, Nguyen Tat Thanh, using the name of Van Ba,boarded vessel Latouche-Tréville in Vietnam and headed overseas to seek ways tosave the country.
During his 30-year journey, Nguyen Tat Thanh, who laterbecame President Ho Chi Minh, found a path to national liberation, turningVietnam into an independent, free, and unified country moving towardssocialism./.
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The new book on President Ho Chi Minh’s national salvation journey (Source: VNA) 
