President Ho Chi Minh signs an order to promulgate the 1959 Constitution on January 1, 1960 -- Daily LIFT #2028 President Ho Chi Minh, the leader of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, officially signed the order promulgating the 1959 Constitution on January 1, 1960. This constitution replaced the 1946 Constitution and was adopted by the National Assembly of Vietnam on December 30, 1959 prior to Ho Chi Minh’s signing. The promulgation formally put the constitution into effect

President Ho Chi Minh talks to students of the Central School of Stage Art in Hanoi on November 25, 1961 -- Daily LIFT #2026

Children from the southern region visiting President Ho Chi Minh on February 13, 1969 -- Daily LIFT #2024

Ho Chi Minh welcomes children at the Presidential Palace on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival in 1961 -- Daily LIFT #2023

Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union Kliment Voroshilov welcomes Ho Chi Minh at Moscow international airport as part an official friendship visit to the Soviet Union on July 12, 1955 -- Daily LIFT #2022

Ho Chi Minh portrait photograph, 1949 -- Daily LIFT #2019

Image via X Ho Chi Minh - a figure of the international revolutionary movement On June 24, Dimitris Koutsoumbas, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the KKE, attended the opening of the “Vietnam Days in Greece” events, organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in Athens, and delivered a greeting. In his address at the opening of the exhibition, Dimitris Koutsoumbas noted: “I welcome the holding of the Vietnam Days in Greece. This initiative offers the Greek public an oppo

Legends Ho Chi Minh and Vo Nguyen Giap, September, 1945 -- Daily LIFT #2002

Ho Chi Minh watching a performance at a youth rally -- Daily LIFT #1941

Ho Chi Minh and Zhou Enlai at a banquet in Beijing, 1954 -- Daily LIFT #1937

Ho Chi Minh visits with young children -- Daily LIFT #1933

Ho Chi Minh poster for a Cuban documentary film, 1970 -- Daily LIFT #1923

Vietnamese stamp for the 60th anniversary of the October Revolution featuring Ho Chi Minh and Lenin -- Daily LIFT #1915

Vietnam-China solidarity float, 1964 -- Daily LIFT #1899

Mao and Ho Chi Minh, 1959 -- Daily LIFT #1898

Ho Chi Minh with a comrade in the field, 1954 -- Daily LIFT #1895

Independence, Freedom, Socialism: Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh - Vietnam War era poster -- Daily LIFT #1893

Ho Chi Minh, 1957 -- Daily LIFT #1890

Ho Chi Minh sharing a laugh with schoolkids c. 1958 -- Daily LIFT #1889

Ti Top Island, located in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, is renowned for its stunning crescent-shaped beach, panoramic views, and rich history, making it a must-visit destination for travelers. The monument to Titov on the island, 2025 -- Andre Hospers, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Ti Top or Titov Island gained new historical prominence in 1962 when Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov visited the spectacularly beautiful Ha Long Bay with Democratic Republic of Vietnam President Ho Chi M