Hแป Chรญ Minh Nguyแป n Sinh Cung
Ho Chi Minh, born Nguyแป n Sinh Cung in 1890, led North Vietnam as president from 1945 until his death in 1969. A Marxist-Leninist, he was chairman of the Workers’ Party of Vietnam. His name means He Who Enlightens, and he appears in archive footage in documentaries such as The Vietnam War 2017.
Ho Chรญ Minh by the numbers โ life, work, and family.
The relatives of Ho Chรญ Minh โ parents, partners, children, and siblings.
Ho Chรญ Minh โ early life, career, personal life, and legacy.
On May 19, 1890, Nguyแป n Sinh Cung was born in the village of Hoang Tru in French Indochina. He attended Quoc Hoc โ Hue High School for the Gifted in Hue. He studied at the Communist University of the Toilers of the East in Moscow, encountering Marxist-Leninist ideology there.
In 1945, Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam’s independence and became the first president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam North Vietnam. He served as prime minister from 1945 to 1955. During World War II, the OSS trained him as part of the Deer Team alongside future general Vo Nguyen Giap to fight Japanese forces. He chaired the Workers’ Party of Vietnam and led the country through the First Indochina War. He remained president until his death in 1969.
Ho Chi Minh married Zeng Xueming, though few details of their relationship exist. He spoke Vietnamese as his native language and went by Bรกc Hแป, meaning Uncle Ho. He used the alias Nguyen That Tan during his revolutionary activities. He died of diabetes in Hanoi on September 2, 1969.
Ho Chi Minh’s legacy as the father of modern Vietnam is marked by numerous honors. He received the Order of Lenin from the Soviet Union, Vietnam’s Gold Star Order, and the Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta from Poland. His name, meaning He Who Enlightens, is referenced in Billy Joel’s 1989 song We Didn’t Start the Fire. His image appears in archival footage in several documentaries, including The Vietnam War 2017. He led North Vietnam as its founding president and guided the country to independence.
Browse the complete filmography of Ho Chรญ Minh โ every film, TV show, and documentary credit, ranked by popularity.
Could not load more credits.
Ho Chรญ Minh's bibliography โ every authored, edited, and co-written book, ranked by edition count.
Every award, honor, and recognition received by Ho Chรญ Minh โ Grammys, hall-of-fame inductions, civic honors, lifetime achievements.
A wall of memorable lines from Ho Chรญ Minh โ lyrics, interviews, and off-the-cuff remarks captured over a lifetime.
I Only Follow One Party: the Vietnamese Party.
The Vietnamese People Deeply Love Independence, Freedom and Peace. but in the Face of United States Aggression They Have Risen Up, United as One Man.
Remember, the Storm Is a Good Opportunity for the Pine and the Cypress to Show Their Strength and Their Stability.
Love Other Human Beings as You Would Love Yourself.
When the Prison Doors Are Opened, the Real Dragon Will Fly Out.
Nothing Is More Precious Than Independence and Liberty.
The Object of My Relationship with Vietnam Has Been to Heal the Wounds That Exist, Particularly Among Our Veterans, and to Move Forward with a Positive Relationship,… Apparently Some in the Vietnamese Government Don’t Want to Do That and That’s Their Decision.
You Will Kill 10 of Our Men, and We Will Kill 1 of Yours, and in the End It Will Be You Who Tire of It.
But by Reading Them Again and Again Finally I Was Able to Grasp the Essential Part. What Emotion, Enthusiasm, Enlightenment and Confidence They Communicated to Me! I Wept for Joy.
Write in Such a Way as That You Can Be Readily Understood by Both the Young and the Old, by Men as Well as Women, Even by Children.
It Was Patriotism, Not Communism, That Inspired Me.
You Can Kill Ten of Our Men for Every One We Kill of Yours. but Even at Those Odds, You Will Lose and We Will Win.
Little-known facts about Ho Chรญ Minh โ origins, oddities, and behind-the-scenes details from a public life.
From 1945 to 1969, Ho Chi Minh served as president of North Vietnam.
The name Ho Chi Minh translates to He Who Enlightens in Vietnamese.
Billy Joel referenced Ho Chi Minh in his 1989 song We Didn’t Start the Fire.
During World War II, Ho Chi Minh and future general Vo Nguyen Giap were trained by the OSS as part of the Deer Team.
Quick answers to the questions readers ask most about Ho Chรญ Minh.
Celebrities similar to Ho Chรญ Minh โ same craft, ranked by reach.
๐บ๐ธ United States
๐บ๐ธ United States
๐บ๐ธ United States
๐บ๐ธ United States
๐บ๐ธ United States
๐บ๐ธ United States
๐บ๐ธ United States
๐บ๐ธ United States
๐บ๐ธ United States
๐บ๐ธ United States
๐ฆ๐น Austria
๐บ๐ธ United States
