DESCRIPTION SUMMARY OF
MONUMENT OF SOUTHERN VIETNAM UPRISING IN 1940
On the night of the 22nd and dawn of the 23rd of November 1940, along with provinces and cities throughout Southern Vietnam, thousands of Saigon - Gia Dinh people simultaneously stood up and waved the flag of insurrection against the domination of the French colonialist and its inferiors. The troops rushed back to capture the Palace of Hoc Mon district, killed the cruel district chief and the entire French army and former government soldiers based here.
The Southern Vietnam Uprising was a milestone in the national history and a golden page in the resistance for national liberation, liberation of the Southern part and national reunification.