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“National Day is a national holiday in Vietnam observed on September 2, commemorating the Vietnam Declaration of Independence from France on September 2, 1945. It is the country's National Day. The Japanese occupied Vietnam during World War II but allowed the French to remain and exert some influence. At the war's end in August 1945, a power vacuum was created in Vietnam. Capitalizing on this, the Việt Minh launched the “August Revolution” across the country to seize government offices. Emperor Bảo Đại abdicated on August 25, 1945, ending the Nguyễn Dynasty. On September 2, 1945, at Ba Đình Square, Ho Chi Minh, leader of the communist Viet Minh organization, declared Vietnam's independence under the new name of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN) in a speech that invoked the United States Declaration of Independence and the French Revolution's Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.

Leading up to, and then following, the end of the Vietnam War the Vietnamese Communist Party, thereafter the government of a united Vietnam, established a unified list of national holidays. These new holidays were to include International Labour Day on 1st of May, the anniversary of the August Revolution on the 19th of August, Viet Nam's National Day on the 2nd of September, and Ho Chi Minh's birthday on the 19th of May. The lunar new year, Tết Nguyên Đán and the mid-autumn moon, Tết Trung Thu, continued to be observed as traditionally. The list of full public holidays in Vietnam has been revised since 2007 but National Day, 2.9, remains a full public and bank holiday”. – Wikipedia


Attendees sing the national anthem in front of portraits of late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Attendees sing the national anthem in front of portraits of late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Lieutenant General Vo Van Tuan, deputy chief of general staff salutes as he leads a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Lieutenant General Vo Van Tuan, deputy chief of general staff salutes as he leads a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Vietnamese female commissioned officers of the signal force march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Vietnamese female commissioned officers of the signal force march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Men carry communist and Vietnamese national flags during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam, September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Men carry communist and Vietnamese national flags during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam, September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Portrait of late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh is seen among soldiers during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Portrait of late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh is seen among soldiers during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Vietnamese special forces soldiers march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam, September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Vietnamese special forces soldiers march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam, September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Workers carry portraits of late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Workers carry portraits of late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Vietnamese female personnel of self-defence force march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Vietnamese female personnel of self-defence force march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Female members of ethnic minorities militia force march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Female members of ethnic minorities militia force march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Veterans carry portraits of late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Veterans carry portraits of late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Northern Vietnamese female paramilitants march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Northern Vietnamese female paramilitants march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Vietnamese soldiers of border guard force march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Vietnamese soldiers of border guard force march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Vietnamese soldiers of marine patrol force march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Vietnamese soldiers of marine patrol force march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Vietnamese navy sailors march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Vietnamese navy sailors march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Vietnam's President Truong Tan Sang (C) is seen on screen while speaking at a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Vietnam's President Truong Tan Sang (C) is seen on screen while speaking at a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Members of a female special police force march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Members of a female special police force march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Male members of ethnic minorities militia force march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Male members of ethnic minorities militia force march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



A Vietnamese female medical contingent from the military marches during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam, September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

A Vietnamese female medical contingent from the military marches during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam, September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Performers carry traditional flags during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Performers carry traditional flags during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Vietnamese marines march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Vietnamese marines march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Vietnamese soldiers of a commando unit march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Vietnamese soldiers of a commando unit march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Performers take part in a dragon dance during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Performers take part in a dragon dance during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Traffic policewomen march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Traffic policewomen march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Vietnamese female commissioned officers of the signal force march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Vietnamese female commissioned officers of the signal force march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Vietnamese soldiers of a commando unit march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Vietnamese soldiers of a commando unit march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Southern Vietnamese female paramilitants march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Southern Vietnamese female paramilitants march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Vietnamese soldiers of airforce march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Vietnamese soldiers of airforce march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Vietnamese special forces soldiers march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Vietnamese special forces soldiers march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Naval officers march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Naval officers march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Northern Vietnamese female paramilitants march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Northern Vietnamese female paramilitants march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Southern Vietnamese female paramilitants march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Southern Vietnamese female paramilitants march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Soldiers of the army force march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Soldiers of the army force march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Northern Vietnamese female paramilitants march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Northern Vietnamese female paramilitants march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Farmers carry portraits of late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Farmers carry portraits of late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Vietnamese women, wearing traditional long dress 'ao dai', carry portraits of late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Vietnamese women, wearing traditional long dress 'ao dai', carry portraits of late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Soldiers of the army force march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Soldiers of the army force march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Policemen march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Policemen march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Vietnamese soldiers of a commando unit march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Vietnamese soldiers of a commando unit march during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Vietnamese women, wearing traditional long dress 'ao dai', wave flowers during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Vietnamese women, wearing traditional long dress “ao dai”, wave flowers during a parade marking their 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



A member of the honour guard takes a rest during a parade marking Vietnam's 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

A member of the honour guard takes a rest during a parade marking Vietnam's 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Vietnamese female military doctors march during a parade marking Vietnam's 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Vietnamese female military doctors march during a parade marking Vietnam's 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



A military officer salutes while marching during a parade marking Vietnam's 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

A military officer salutes while marching during a parade marking Vietnam's 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Vietnamese soldiers of commando unit march during a parade marking Vietnam's 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Vietnamese soldiers of commando unit march during a parade marking Vietnam's 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Vietnamese soldiers of commando unit march during a parade marking Vietnam's 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Vietnamese soldiers of commando unit march during a parade marking Vietnam's 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Members of public security force march during a parade marking Vietnam's 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Members of public security force march during a parade marking Vietnam's 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Members of riot police force march during a parade marking Vietnam's 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Members of riot police force march during a parade marking Vietnam's 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Commune policemen march during a parade marking Vietnam's 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Commune policemen march during a parade marking Vietnam's 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Veterans wave communist and Vietnamese national flags during a parade marking Vietnam's 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Veterans wave communist and Vietnamese national flags during a parade marking Vietnam's 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Anti-cyber war force policemen march during a parade marking Vietnam's 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Anti-cyber war force policemen march during a parade marking Vietnam's 70th National Day at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)



Vietnamese school children perform dances during a military parade in Hanoi, Vietnam, Wednesday, September 2, 2015. The parade was part of events to mark the 70th anniversary of independence from France. Speaking at the parade, President Truong Tan Sang praised the country's achievements over the past 70 years, but warned that corruption is eroding the people's trust in the ruling Communist Party and government. (Photo by Tran Van Minh/AP Photo)

Vietnamese school children perform dances during a military parade in Hanoi, Vietnam, Wednesday, September 2, 2015. The parade was part of events to mark the 70th anniversary of independence from France. Speaking at the parade, President Truong Tan Sang praised the country's achievements over the past 70 years, but warned that corruption is eroding the people's trust in the ruling Communist Party and government. (Photo by Tran Van Minh/AP Photo)
03 Sep 2015 12:54:00