Looking for a speech for a book

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kilimanjNew member26 January 2015 02:17:10

Hello,

I posted once before for some information and everyone was a great help. I am writing a biography about a Vietnamese lady who was a child during the Vietnam War.

I am on the chapter that covers April 30th 1975 and I was hoping to include any sort of speech or announcement that was broadcasted to the people announcing the new government and new name for Saigon. I know radio and tv broadcasts were silent this day. I found a few quotes from Gen. Duong Van Minh surrendering but after that the internet becomes very cloudy as to naming a person who actually took over and renamed the city rather just "the communists" From what I read is seems like General V膬n Ti岷縩 D农ng was in control. If anyone knows of any speeches or announcements made to the Vietnamese people or could direct me to a link, I would be greatly appreciative.

Thanks.

ralphnhatrang Serial expat

Member since 20 January 2015

ralphnhatrangSerial expat26 January 2015 06:03:18

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I couldn't find a speech, but this may help:

1.聽聽"In the first days after liberation, Saigon was placed under military administration. Comrade Tran Van Tra was the Chairman of the Military Administration Committee, Comrade Vo Van Kiet and I [General Mai Chi Tho] were Deputy Chairmen, and there were some other comrades, too. I was also the Secretary of the City Party Committee with the responsibility of building a government and organising the Party."聽 [My translation]

Source:
Mai Chi虂 Tho蹋, 2001, H么虁i 漂虂c T芒蹋p 2 Theo b瓢啤虂c ch芒n li蹋ch s瓢虊, Nha虂 Xu芒虂t Ba虊n Tre, p237
[General Mai Chi Tho, 2001, Memory: Volume 2 - Following the footsteps of history, Young Publishers]

2.聽聽General Mai Chi Tho
From 1960 to 1965, he was Secretary of the Committee domain Southeast , Political Commissar of Military Region Southeast region.

From 1965 to 1975, he was a member of the Standing Committee, Deputy Secretary, Party Secretary of Saigon - Gia Dinh , Political Commissar of Military Zone Saigon - Gia Dinh.
After the end of the Vietnam war , he became Deputy Secretary, Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee of Management of Saigon - Gia Dinh, Party Secretary, Director of the Public Security Bureau Ho Chi Minh City (1975-1976 ), the First Deputy Secretary of Party Committee, and Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City. Then he made chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City (03 / 1979-06 / 1985).

source:http://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mai_Ch铆_Th峄� (translated by Google translate)

3.聽聽 In February 1976, the Provisional Revolutionary Republican Government of South Vietnam issued a decree, including establishing 20 provinces in the south and one city, being Ho Chi Minh City.聽聽 [Extract, my translation]

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Original text: Th谩ng 2-1976, Ch铆nh ph峄� C谩ch m岷g l芒m th峄漣 C峄檔g ho脿 mi峄乶 Nam Vi峄噒 Nam 膽茫 ra Ngh峄� 膽峄媙h v峄� vi峄嘽 gi岷 th峄� Khu, h峄 nh岷 t峄塶h 峄� mi峄乶 Nam. Theo Ngh峄� 膽峄媙h n脿y, 峄� mi峄乶 Nam c贸 20 t峄塶h v脿 1 th脿nh ph峄� l峄沶 l脿 th脿nh ph峄� H峄� Ch铆 Minh.