(VOVworld) – International friends have continued to praise the success of Vietnam’s August Revolution of 1945, which reflected the desire for freedom and justice of colonized nations. American historian Douglas Jardin, a former lecturer at Hanoi National University, has been researching Vietnam’s history for many years: “Internationally, the impact of Vietnam gaining independence in 1945 was really huge. It was kind of a model for other countries that were decolonized later. I think the fact that Vietnam gaining independence in 1945 was kind of a model and an inspiration to other countries that were going through similar process of decolonization and certainly if you want to look at the French colonies in Indochina and Algiers, we can see a direct relationship really between the independence movements of these two countries.

Doctor Fakhry Labib, a former official of the Vietnam Committee for Solidarity and Cooperation with Asia, Africa, and Latin America, said: “That victory made history for Vietnam and for the world. Vietnam was a symbol for colonized nations.

International friends are sharing the joy of more than 90 million Vietnamese people on their National Day. Historian Jardin said: “It’s a very wonderful thing because it’s the birthday of the Vietnamese nation. I think that’s the primary meaning for Vietnamese people. Vietnamese people feel a special pride for that because they accomplished this before any other countries in this area after World War 2.”