Hồ Chí Minh[a][b] (born Nguyễn Sinh Cung; [c][d][e][4][5] 19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969), [f] colloquially known as Uncle Ho (Bác Hồ) [g][8] and by other aliases [h] and sobriquets, [i] was a Vietnamese revolutionary and politician who served as the founder and first president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam from 1945 until his death in 1...

Jul 6, 2010 · Ho Chi Minh was born Nguyen Sinh Cung on May 19, 1890, in a village in central Vietnam (then part of French Indochina) in Nghe province to Hoang Thi Loan, his mother, and Nguyen Sinh Sac.

Mar 17, 2025 · Ho Chi Minh (born May 19, 1890, Hoang Tru, Vietnam, French Indochina—died September 2, 1969, Hanoi, North Vietnam) was the founder of the Indochina Communist Party (1930) and its successor, the Viet-Minh (1941), and president from 1945 to 1969 of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam).

Apr 2, 2014 · Nationalist revolutionary Ho Chi-Minh was president of North Vietnam from 1954 to 1969. He ranks among the most famous and influential politicians of the 20th century.

Nov 5, 2019 · The country was Vietnam, and the man was Ho Chi Minh, who led communist-controlled North Vietnam and wanted to take over South Vietnam to create an independent, unified communist country. Although Ho’s name was largely unknown to Americans, he had been arguing for—and then fighting for—independence since the end of World War I.

Ho Chi Minh was the founder and first leader of the Vietnamese Communist Party. He led the movement for Vietnamese independence and unity through struggles with France and the United States. He also served as president of the Democratic Republic of …

Ho Chi Minh, c.1965 © Ho Chi Minh led the Vietnamese nationalist movement for more than three decades, fighting first against the Japanese, then the French colonial power and then the...

Ho Chi Minh was one of the prominent Vietnamese communist revolutionary leaders, who fought the colonial forces for the liberation of the Vietnamese people. His contribution to the common struggle for peace, national independence, democracy and social progress, have been immense.

Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) was a Vietnamese nationalist, revolutionary and political leader. He was the most prominent founding father of modern Vietnam, leading North Vietnam until his death in 1969. Ho Chi Minh was born Nguyen Sinh Cung in 1890. His father, Nguyen Sinh Huy, was a teacher who lost his job for refusing to learn French.

Ho Chi Minh, orig. Nguyen Sinh Cung, (born May 19, 1890, Hoang Tru, Viet.—died Sept. 2, 1969, Hanoi), President (1945–69) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). Son of a poor scholar, he was brought up in a rural village.