Ho Chi Minh
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Ho Chi Minh 🇻🇳

Hồ Chí Minh (Nguyễn Sinh Cung) (Known as "President")
President, Statesman, Political Leader, Historical Figure
Born 1890-05-19 🇻🇳 Kim Liên, Nam Đàn, Nghệ An, Vietnam
Passed Away 1969-09-02 Hanoi, Vietnam
Lifespan 79 years old
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"Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom."

Archival Overview

Global icon of national anti-colonial liberation and sovereignty who defeated French colonial rule at Dien Bien Phu and inspired the unification of Vietnam.

Biographical Record

Ho Chi Minh, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung and affectionately known as 'Uncle Ho', was a Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman who served as Prime Minister (1945–1955) and President (1945–1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). He led the Viet Minh independence movement against French colonial rule and subsequent American intervention.

Global icon of national anti-colonial liberation and sovereignty who defeated French colonial rule at Dien Bien Phu and inspired the unification of Vietnam.

Key Life Milestones

1945-09-02

Declaration of Independence of Vietnam

Read the Declaration of Independence in Ba Dinh Square, citing the US Declaration and French Declaration of the Rights of Man.

1954-05-07

Victory at Dien Bien Phu

Led the political and strategic leadership that resulted in the catastrophic defeat of French forces, ending French colonial rule in Indochina.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi, Vietnam
GPS: 21.0285, 105.8542
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