Memories of the April 30 victory of a friend from Argentina

Soldiers of the 2nd Corps - Huong Giang Corps advanced to plant the flag on the roof of the Saigon puppet government's Presidential Palace at 11:30 a.m. on April 30, 1975, marking the complete victory of the historic Ho Chi Minh campaign, the culmination of the 1975 Spring General Offensive and Uprising, completely liberating the South and unifying the country. Photo: Vu Tao/VNA

For Ms. Poldi, the victory of April 30, 1975 was not only a day of total victory for the Vietnamese people, but also a day of victory for revolutionary forces and peace-loving people around the world.

Although 50 years have passed, the memories of the historic moment of the Vietnamese nation are still present in the mind of this woman over 80 years old. At that time, she was living and working in Cuba, the good news of victory in Vietnam spread very quickly. At that time, verifying the information was not easy, she had to meet a close Vietnamese friend working at the Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in Cuba to find the answer. According to her memory, a few hours after the moment of victory, Cuban President Fidel Castro, in an olive military uniform, came to the Vietnamese Embassy to congratulate . The emotions of everyone waiting for the news of victory were truly overwhelming.

Recalling her memories, Ms. Poldi emotionally showed the newspaper Granma, the mouthpiece of the Communist Party of Cuba, published on April 30, 1975, with the large headline: “The decisive victory of the Vietnamese people, Saigon surrenders unconditionally”. In the Western Hemisphere, due to the time zone difference, this special issue was published on April 30, 1975. After 50 years, the newspaper has turned yellow with time and is no longer intact, but Ms. Poldi said that even though she moved from Cuba to Argentina, and then moved many times, she still kept the newspaper as an extremely precious keepsake.

According to Ms. Poldi, the victory of April 30, 1975 will forever be a brilliant milestone in the history of building and defending the country of the Vietnamese people. This victory is not only the pride of the Vietnamese people, but also a brilliant symbol of the aspiration for independence and freedom for peace-loving people around the world.

Also during the talk, the “old friend” of Vietnam recalled her “long-lasting relationship” with this distant country. That was in the 60s of the 20th century, when she was living in England, she participated in demonstrations supporting the struggle of the Vietnamese people. Later, when she moved to live in Chile, she was also a founding member of the Chile - Vietnam Friendship Cultural Institute and this organization made many contributions to the establishment of the Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in Chile in March 1971. Later, Ms. Poldi also actively supported the opening of the Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina in 1995. In December 1997, she established the Argentina - Vietnam Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires to promote and introduce Argentine culture in Vietnam, and at the same time promote Vietnamese culture to Argentina.

Having first come to Vietnam in 1997, Ms. Poldi has now visited the S-shaped country 26 times. She has witnessed the miraculous changes in Vietnam in recent decades. She is very happy with the positive changes in society as the quality of life has improved, the economy has developed strongly, social security, education and health care have been ensured. This shows the correctness of the policies of the Party and State of Vietnam in recent years.

Dieu Huong (Vietnam News Agency)

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