History and meaning of April 30 and May 1

Apart from 30/4 is a big holiday in Vietnam, after 1886 the whole world has more on May 1, which is the International Labor Day and on May 1, it is also a big ceremony in Vietnam later.

History and meaning of the Liberation Day of the South, unification of the country April 30

42 years ago the general offensive and spring uprising in 1975, culminating in the historic Ho Chi Minh campaign won completely. April 30, 1975 went into national history as a brilliant milestone that brought our country into a new era, the era of national independence and socialism. The whole Party, the whole people, our troops from here concentrate their strength and wisdom to heal the wounds of war to build a new life; building and defending the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland.

April 30, 1975 victory is a great achievement in the cause of national liberation, social liberation led by our Party and President Ho Chi Minh; is a heroic and glorious history on the road to build the country and keep the country for thousands of years of national history. Our troops and people have defeated the most aggressive and aggressive enemy of mankind; ending fiercely the 30-year struggle to gain independence and unity for the Fatherland; ending the yoke of domination for more than a century of old and new colonialism in our country; is a typical victory of the world revolutionary force, contributing to promoting the struggle of the world people for the goal of national independence, peace, democracy and social progress; Encouraging the mobilization of peoples who are undertaking national liberation and anti-colonialism around the world.

In late 1974 - early 1975, seeing the situation of comparing forces in the South with rapid changes in favor of the revolution, the Politburo of the Party Central Committee proposed a plan to completely liberate the South in two years 1975 and 1976. The Politburo emphasized that 'the whole 1975 was an opportunity' and pointed out 'if the time comes at the beginning or the end of 1975, it will immediately liberate the South in 1975'. The Politburo also emphasized that it is necessary to take advantage of the opportunity to quickly defeat the people and their losses to protect the people and to preserve the economic and cultural facilities and reduce the devastation of the war. After the victory of our troops in the Central Highlands campaign and the Hue-Da Nang campaign, the Politburo stated: 'the strategic opportunity has come, we have the conditions to complete soon the determination to liberate the South' and have make the decision: 'to focus on the fastest forces and technical and material forces to liberate the South before the rainy season', and the liberation campaign of Saigon-Gia Dinh decided by the Politburo ' Ho Chi Minh campaign '. Before attacking Saigon, our army attacked Xuan Loc and Phan Rang, which were key enemy defense bases to protect Saigon from the east.

At 17:00 on April 26, our troops opened fire in the beginning of the campaign, five of our troops crossed the enemy's defenses to enter the center of Saigon, capturing their headquarters. At 10:45 on April 30, our tanks and infantry entered the Independence Palace, captured the entire Cabinet of Saigon, Duong Van Minh, who had just become president on April 28, had to declare surrender to the army. I have no conditions. At 11:30 on the same day, the revolutionary flag flew over the Independence Palace, signaling the victory of the historic Ho Chi Minh campaign.

Great victory in the spring of 1975 proved our Party's intelligence and strategic skills in leading and directing the revolutionary war, as well as proving the spirit of the Vietnamese people in the struggle against foreign aggression. The victory ended the yoke of imperialism and feudalism in our country, completed the national revolution of the people's democratic, unified country, and opened a new era of the nation, The whole country moves towards socialism. This victory has entered the history of our country and the world, as a dazzling history in the 70s of the twentieth century, international reach, a profound age.

Today, in the renovation of the country, we are always proud and grateful for the great sacrifice of heroes, generations of our fathers who fought valiantly for independence and freedom of unity. country. We are more proud, trusting in the right and clever leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, in the spirit of intensifying indomitableness and intelligence and creativity of our people and our army. Every Vietnamese citizen vows to continue to develop revolutionary heroism, self-reliance and self-reliance, the spirit of great unity among the people, determined to achieve well the socio-economic development targets. , defense - security follow the action program to implement the Resolution of the 12th Party Congress proposed.

History and meaning of Labor International Day 1/5

Every year, workers all over the world celebrate the International Labor Day 1/5 together. On this occasion, Wesite AMC would like to review the history and great significance of this day.

Shortly after the establishment of International I in 1864, Marx considered the shortening of labor time a duty of struggle for the proletariat. At the First Congress of the 1st International Congress held in Gieneve (Switzerland) in September 1866, the issue of fighting for the 8-hour working day was considered an important task. The 8-hour slogan soon appeared in some parts of England, the country with the earliest developed industry. Claims has now spread to other countries.

Due to the fact that British workers and workers migrated to the United States, the 8-hour work movement flourished in the United States since 1827, coupled with the expansion and development of the Union movement. In 1868, the US authorities were forced to pass a law to set an 8-hour working day in government agencies and enterprises. But private enterprises still keep working days from 11 to 12 hours.

In 1884, in the large industrial city of Chicago, the US Congress of Labor Confederation passed a resolution stating: ". From May 1, 1886, the working day of all workers will be 8 hours. ". The reason on May 1 was chosen because this is the start of an accounting year at most factories and enterprises in the US. On this day, the new contract between the worker and the owner will be signed. Capitalists can anticipate workers' decisions without seeking excuses.

On May 1, 1886, due to inadequate response from workers, workers across the United States joined the strike to pressure the employers to fulfill their claims. The first is the strike in Chicago. About 40 thousand people not to plant. They organized mitigation, demonstrations in the city with the banner 'From today no worker will work more than 8 hours a day! Must work 8 hours, 8 hours of rest, 8 hours of fun! ' The struggle is increasingly crowded with participants. On the same day, in other industrial centers in the United States, 5,000 strikes occurred with 340,000 workers participating. In Washington, New York, Baltimore, Boston . more than 125,000 workers won the right to work only 8 hours.

The protests in Chicago were increasingly fierce. About the owners chased the strike workers, hired workers in other cities, hired provocators and police suppression, undermining workers' struggles. Conflicts took place and hundreds of workers died and were injured, many union leaders were arrested . The US Labor Union report confirmed: "There has never been a history in America's history. The rebellion is strong and comprehensive in the industrial masses like that ".

On June 20, 1889, three years after the "tragedy" in the city of Chicago, the Second Communist International met in Paris (France). Under the leadership of Frederic Engels, the First Congress of the Communist International II decided to take the fifth day of the year to commemorate the forces and the common struggle of the proletariat of the country.
Since then, May 1 has become the International Labor Day, the struggle day of the working class, the day of resting and praising the forces, the festival of workers and the working people of the world.

In 1920, with the approval of Lenin, the Soviet Union (former) was the first country to allow people to take time off work on the International Labor Day 1/5. This initiative has gradually been endorsed by many other countries in the world.

In Vietnam, after the establishment of the Indochinese Communist Party (1930), the Vietnamese working class took the fifth day of the year as the pinnacle of the struggle against colonialism and imperialism and independence. - freedom - democracy, win socio-economic interests. During the period before the August Revolution, the commemoration of the International Labor Day, 1/5, had to be organized secretly in the form of flying flags and spreading leaflets. In 1936, due to the victory of the French Popular Front and the Indochina Democratic Front, the first International Labor Day was publicly held in Hanoi, attracting a great number of people from all walks of life. In particular, on May 1, 1938, a large protest of tens of thousands of people took place in the Hanoi Game Area with the participation of 25 branches and disciplines: fire workers, printers, farmers and women. women, elderly people, writers, journalists . This is the biggest mitigation in the period of democracy movement (1936 - 1939), a demonstration of the unity of the working people of the Party leader. It marks an outstanding growth in the organization and leadership art of our Party.

Today, the International Labor Day has become a great festival of the working class and working people of Vietnam. This is also the day to show solidarity with the working class and the working people of the world, to fight for the victory of peace, freedom, democracy and social progress.