Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 2013

THE PRESIDENT

Order No. 18/2013/L-CTN of December 8, 2013, on the promulgation of the Constitution

THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

Pursuant to Articles 103 and 106 of the 1992 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which was amended and supplemented under Resolution No. 51/2001/QH10 of December 25, 2001, of the X^th National Assembly, the 10^th session;

PROMULGATES:

the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,

which was passed on November 28, 2013, by the XIII^th National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, at its 6^th session.-

President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
TRUONG TAN SANG

The Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam [1]

PREAMBLE

Throughout their millennia-old history, the Vietnamese People, working diligently and creatively and fighting courageously to build and defend their country, have forged a tradition of patriotism, solidarity, humanity, justice, resilience and indomitableness, and have created the civilization and culture of Vietnam.

Since 1930, under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam founded and trained by President Ho Chi Minh, our People have waged a protracted struggle full of hardship and sacrifice for national independence and freedom and for their own happiness. In the wake of the triumph of the August Revolution, on September 2, 1945, President Ho Chi Minh read the Proclamation of Independence, declaring the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. With the will and strength of the entire nation and the assistance of friends around the world, our People have gained great victories in the struggles to liberate the nation, reunify the