Activities mark “Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory in downtown Hanoi
An exhibition marking five decades since the “Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory, which led to the end of the foreign aggression war in Vietnam, opened at the Ho Guom Information and Culture Centre on Ly Thai To street in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district on December 16.
Hanoi (VNA) – An exhibition marking fivedecades since the “Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory, which led to the end ofthe foreign aggression war in Vietnam, opened at the Ho Guom Information andCulture Centre on Ly Thai To street in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district on December16.
Addressing the opening ceremony, Chairman of the Hoan KiemPeople’s Committee Pham Tuan Long said items and documents on display recall heroicmemories of the army and people in the capital and the victory that created a historicalturning point for Hanoi and the country.
At the opening ceremony (Photo: VNA)
In the 12 days and nights of fierce fights in Hanoi in late December 1972 against the US air force, the Vietnamese army and people defeated USairstrikes in the North, shooting down 81 aircraft of all kinds, including 34B-52 strategic bombers, forcing the US to sign the Paris Agreement on endingthe war and restoring peace in Vietnam in January 1973.
This triumph is also called the “Dien Bien Phu in the air”victory, which took the name from the victory of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign in1954 that put an end to the French colonial rule over Indochina.
At the opening ceremony (Photo: VNA)
The exhibition also marked the beginning of a series ofevents in commemoration of the victory taking place until December 25 in theOld Quarter, and the Hoan Kiem pedestrian zone and neighbouring areas. On scheduledare a film screening session on the 12 days and nights at the centre; anexhibition of 50 black and white photos along the pedestrian space; and aconcert named ‘Giai dieu hoa binh’ (peaceful melodies)./.
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At the exhibition (Photo: VNA) 
At the opening ceremony (Photo: VNA) 
At the opening ceremony (Photo: VNA) 
