President Ho Chi Minh’s signatures, autographs on display in Co To island district
An exhibition introducing a collection of signatures and autographs of President Ho Chi Minh in the 1945-1969 period opened in Co To island district in the northern province of Quang Ninh on June 27.
Delegates cut the ribbon to open the exhibition. (Photo: VNA)
Quang Ninh (VNA) - An exhibition introducing a collection ofsignatures and autographs of President Ho Chi Minh in the 1945-1969 periodopened in Co To island district in the northern province of Quang Ninh on June27.
On display are more than 200 original orders and decreeswith the President's handwritings, and nearly 80 file photos illustrating the historical periodfrom 1945 to 1969, during which Ho Chi Minh served as the head of State.
President Ho Chi Minh's signatures (Photo: VNA)
The exhibition is divided into two parts. The first includesphotos and documents in the 1945-1954 period when President Ho Chi Minh foundedthe Democratic Republic of Vietnam, built the people's administration system,pursued diplomatic solutions to protect revolutionary achievements, and led thelong-term resistance war against French colonialists (1945-1954).
Meanwhile, the second introduces photos and documents in the1954-1969 period when he led the process of building socialism and protectingthe North, and at the same time conducting the national liberation revolutionin the South, and expanding diplomatic relations to mobilise support and helpof the international community.
The exhibition will remain open to visitors until the end of2023./.
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Delegates cut the ribbon to open the exhibition. (Photo: VNA) 
President Ho Chi Minh's signatures (Photo: VNA) 
