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The tank team rammed down the main gate and entered the Independence Palace in the morning of April 30. Captain Bui Quang Than got out of the 843 car, took the national flag on his car and hung it on the flagpole on the roof of Independence Palace at 11:30 (Photo: VNA)

On the occasion of Vietnam's 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and the reunification of Vietnam (April 30, 1975-April 30, 2025), Stefano Bonilauri, Director of Anteo Edizioni Publishing House in Reggio Emilia, Northern Italy, and the A prize winner of the Fourth Political Essay Contest on Protecting the Ideological Foundations of the Communist Party of Vietnam in 2024, made profound comments and emphasized the great political significance of the historic victory on April 30 for the destiny of Vietnam as well as the revolutionary movement in the world.

Bonilauri said that the April 30, 1975 event marked the end of the almost non-stop years of war, in which the Vietnamese were forced to face the three most powerful armies in the world.

First the Japanese fascists during World War II, then the French colonizers until 1954 and finally the American imperialists.

Not only the entire Vietnamese people but also the people of the world, the youth and the anti-imperialists, who for many years have inflamed the movement of solidarity with the struggle for the liberation of Vietnam, have expressed their joy in the joy of victory at that momentous moment.

In the first 4 decades of building socialism, in addition to reunifying the country, Vietnam has achieved great achievements such as developing the productive force and universalizing general education among the whole people.

However, moving towards socialism also means knowing how to innovate and adapt to the times, abolishing all dogmatic ideologies and, when necessary, self-criticism. In that spirit, the 6th National Party Congress highlighted the limitations and shortcomings, and at the same time pointed out the remaining causes to open the Doi Moi period.

This ability to self-criticize and innovate helped Vietnam overcome the crisis in the following years and develop successfully.

Vietnam's socialism continues to achieve important achievements, but the road to socialism is long and difficult. Only by maintaining the spirit of self-criticism and drastically renewing, considering the people as the end and not the means, can Vietnam continue the socialist path that the people chose 80 years ago.

According to Bonilauri, the spirit of national solidarity not only made the historic victory on April 30, 1975 but also played a very important role in the construction and development of the country.

On May 10, 1969, about 4 months before his death, President Ho Chi Minh wrote in his will that his last wish is for the whole Party and all our people unite to strive and build a peaceful, unified, independent, democratic and prosperous Vietnam and to make a worthy contribution to the cause of the world revolution.

Until now, thanks to the victory on April 30, 1975, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam continues to firmly walk on this path.

After that, the most striking example of a combination of military art and ingenious diplomacy is "bamboo diplomacy," which refers to Vietnam's ability to maintain positive bilateral relations with all world powers without succumbing to them.

Vietnam has balanced various competing geopolitical forces, pursuing national interests through balanced relations with all major powers without creating any form of dependence, said Bonilauri.

Regarding the current problems in the context of the digital economy and the industrial revolution 4.0, he noted that Vietnam must always put the national interests and the interests of the people at the center of all actions. By following this path, Vietnam can overcome all difficulties in a complex international context.

The April 30 victory is a lession about the determination of the Vietnamese people to resist the war. Despite facing significant disadvantages in terms of equipment and technology, the Vietnamese have shown unwavering determination to protect the country and national independence.

This proved that the will of the people could overcome even the greatest power disparities, creating great confidence for other peoples in Asia and Africa, who were then engaged in the struggle for decolonization and national independence.

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