Impressive images of grand military parade for Dien Bien Phu Victory celebration

A ceremony and parade marking the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory, a victory for the Vietnamese people and army in their nine-year resistance war against French colonialists and leading to the Geneva Accords returning peace to Indochina, took place on May 7, 2024 in Dien Bien province. T

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The ceremony was a critically important political event designed to promote the country’s patriotic and revolutionary traditions. Following the ceremony, a military parade and a procession of civil forces gathering over 12,000 people took place to celebrate the anniversary.

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The military parade involves armed forces and militia members, along with combatants, officers, and peacekeepers.

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Braving a rain in the early morning, tens of thousands of local residents and visitors flocked to the stadium and thoroughfares where the parade would move through to witness the event.

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The Dien Bien Phu Victory on May 7, 1954, forced the French colonialists to sit down at the negotiation table to discuss and sign the Geneva Accords on ending the war and restoring peace in Indochina in July 1954, putting an end to the prolonged French colonial rule and heralding a new stage for the revolution in Indochina. This was a great and extremely significant victory in the history of Vietnam.

Under the Geneva Accords, for the first time, the French Government and each state participating in the Geneva Conference pledged to respect the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of Vietnam and absolutely not to intervene in the country’s internal affairs. The French troops must withdraw while North Vietnam was completely liberated, embarking on the building of socialism and becoming a large and firm rear for people in the South to push ahead with the struggle for national liberation and reunification.

Public Security Forces join the parade.

A special policewoman squad join the parade.

A squad of trafic police woman joins the parade.

Braving a rain in the early morning, tens of thousands of local residents and visitors flocked to the stadium and thoroughfares where the parade would move through to witness the event.