Scenes of people fighting, sewing flags, and assembling weapons in preparation for the general uprising are captured in the book "Imprints of the August Revolution 1945".
The image of an old woman humbling herself to eat leftovers, then dying from overeating in Nam Cao's "A Full Meal", portrays the extremity of the famine before 1945.
Joining the throngs of demonstrators on 19/8/1945, composer Do Xuan Oanh wrote "August Nineteenth" on the spot, leading the crowd in singing the newly penned anthem.
On 16/8, over 110 Lao People's Army personnel arrived in Vietnam to prepare for the 80th anniversary celebrations of the August Revolution and National Day (2/9) in Hanoi.
Prime minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested 34 provinces and cities to organize cultural activities, concerts, and fireworks displays for National Day on 2/9.
Vietnam has invited four countries – China, Russia, Laos, and Cambodia – to participate in the parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of National Day. Laos and Cambodia have confirmed their attendance.
Hanoi is asking businesses, hotels, restaurants, schools, and residents to open their restrooms to visitors free of charge during the 80th National Day celebrations.
