A delegation of Party and State leaders paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum, whilst also burning incense in commemoration of fallen soldiers in the War Heroes and Matyrs Memorial in Hanoi on April 30 to mark the 45th anniversary of Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day.

The top leaders respectfully expressed their profound gratitude for late President Ho Chi Minh's services rendered to the Party and people's glorious revolutionary.

Indeed, he devoted his entire life to the nation’s citizens, the country, and successfully led the Party to enjoy glorious victories after decades of struggle in the fight for independence and reunification.

In carrying out the sacred testament of President Ho Chi Minh, the entire Party, army, and people were able to liberate the South for the cause of national reunification, advancing the socialist ideology in the process.

It was 45 years ago that April 30, 1975, went down in national history as a momentous event as the 1975 Spring offensive culminated in the historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign that saw the entirety of southern Vietnam liberated and the nation successfully reunified. 

Since that historic moment, the Party, people, and army have gathered their collective strength and displayed wisdom in order to heal the wounds of war whilst reaching several considerable achievements in the process of building the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Amid the solemn atmosphere, both Party and State leaders paid tribute to national heroes who fought bravely and sacrificed their lives to advance the cause of national liberation, independence, freedom, and for the happiness of the country’s citizens.