Affirming the leadership role of the Party
The victory of the 1945 General Uprising broke the yoke of colonialism and fascism and overthrew the feudal regime, making the people the masters of the country, opening an era of national independence.
However, there are false and distorted arguments that that victory is actually just "historical luck". This is a one-sided view, distorting the nature of the August Revolution's victory.
The easily noticeable point in the above argument is the absoluteization of objective factors, especially the failure of the Japanese fascists and the Japanese surrender to the Allies, while belittling the subjective factors of the Vietnamese revolution. The Japanese fascist surrender to the Allies in August 1945 created a particularly favorable opportunity, but the opportunity does not mean victory and is even less synonymous with luck.
Historical opportunity is an objective condition, but turning opportunity into victory requires preparation of forces, guidelines, organization and decision-making to act at the right time.
History shows that opportunity is only meaningful when a political force has enough capacity to identify, prepare and act to turn opportunity into reality. If there is only the weakening of the ruling apparatus without the revolutionary force being organized, without a large mass movement and without the right decision to act at the right time, then victory cannot be achieved.
Therefore, the argument that the August Revolution was a "luck" ignored the particularly important cause of the Party's leadership and the strength of the people's masses.
Even before August 1945, the Party had gradually built political forces, developed national salvation organizations, built armed forces, bases and expanded the revolutionary movement. Especially, after March 9, 1945, when Japan overthrew France, the Standing Committee of the Party Central Committee issued the Directive "Japan - France shoot each other and our actions on March 12, 1945". The Directive launched a national resistance and salvation movement to prepare for the general uprising.
These activities prove that the Party is not in a passive state waiting for the "power vacuum" to appear. When a direct revolutionary situation appears, the Party's leadership and political decisiveness are even more clearly demonstrated.
The Party's National Conference in Tan Trao in August 1945 decided to launch a general uprising throughout the country to seize power from the Japanese fascists, before the Allied forces entered. Following that, the National Congress approved the policy of a general uprising and established the Vietnam National Liberation Committee.
Thus, the decisive factor is not only "the opportunity has come" but also the ability to identify opportunities, make decisions and organize forces to act. The Party has played that role with appropriate guidelines, proactive preparation and the ability to make timely decisions.
The strength of great national unity
Along with the leadership role of the Party, the strength of the masses is a decisive factor for the victory of the General Uprising. The August Revolution was a general uprising with the widespread participation of the masses.
In the process of preparation, the revolutionary movement gradually gathered people from all walks of life through the Viet Minh Front and mass organizations. That strength was accumulated through many ups and downs of struggle before 1945. When the opportunity appeared, that strength was transformed into revolutionary action on a large scale.
From Hanoi, Hue, Saigon to many localities, uprisings took place quickly, creating a wave of General Uprising across the country. In just about two weeks, the General Uprising won victory in most localities across the country.
Accurately assessing the opportunity and decisive action shows the bravery of the leadership force. The Party's National Conference in Tan Trao determined that it was necessary to seize power before the Allied forces entered Indochina; the principle of directing the uprising was identified as centralized, unified and timely.
The August Revolution of 1945 was not a "luck" of history. It is the result of proactive preparation, leadership and organization of the Party, the strength of the masses and the ability to identify and seize opportunities correctly.
