DIEN BIEN PHU VICTORY – THE SYMBOL OF VIETNAM’S WILL AND CREATIVE POWER

Tóm tắt

   Dien Bien Phu victory in 1954 was the greatest victory in the war against the French, leading to the signing of Geneva Agreements, ending the war and reunification of Vietnam. The paper aims at clarifying two important issues - reasons leading to the victory and lessons learnt from this victory. First, Dien Bien Phu victory resulted from the will and decisiveness of the whole nation in the war for independence and freedom of the country. Second, the power of Vietnamese nation which led to Dien Bien Phu victory resulted from the intelligence and creativity of Vietnamese people, forcing the French to fight in very difficult conditions and were defeated by the Vietnam army.