Ho Chi Minh
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Government and Politics
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Wars, Battles, Communism, Communists, Cold War, Vietnam War
- Curriculum: Asian History
Article abstract: Ho was the chief architect, founder, and leader of the Indochinese Communist Party (1930), an organizer of the Viet Minh (1941), and President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) from 1945 until his death. An ardent proponent of his country’s independence, Ho was recognized as one of the twentieth century’s greatest anticolonial revolutionaries and most influential Communist leaders.
Early Life
Ho Chi Minh was a native of the village of Kim Lein, in the province of Nghe An, in central Vietnam (then part of French...
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