Ho Chi Minh
19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969
Ho Chi Minh was a Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman who founded the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and led the movement for Vietnamese independence from French colonial rule. He served as president of North Vietnam and was a central figure in the struggle that culminated in the reunification of Vietnam.
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Life events
Ho Chi Minh was born Nguyen Sinh Cung in a village in central Vietnam under French colonial rule.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe traveled and worked in France, Britain, the United States, and elsewhere, embracing communism.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe submitted demands for Vietnamese rights to the powers at Versailles under the name Nguyen Ai Quoc.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe helped unite Vietnamese communist groups into a single party.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe established the Viet Minh independence movement to resist French and Japanese control.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in Hanoi following the August Revolution.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe served as president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam through the wars against France and the United States.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHo Chi Minh died of heart failure in Hanoi during the Vietnam War.
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