“would rather smell French shit for five years than eat Chinese shit for a thousand,”
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Ho Chi Minh
Hồ Chí Minh, colloquially known as Uncle Ho among other aliases and sobriquets, was a Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman who founded the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945. He served as its first president from 1946 until his death in 1969 and as its first prime minister from 1945 to 1955. A committed Marxist–Leninist, Hồ played a central role in establishing the Indochinese Communist Part…
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politics · Leader of North Vietnam from 1945 to 1969 · writer · poet · politician · journalist · military personnel · also Ho Chi Minh, La Lập, Tất Thành, Uncle Hồ, Trần Thắng Lợi, Chiến Thắng
Born 19 May 1890 · Died 2 September 1969 · Q36014
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2026· 25 entries
Vietnam.vn: Resumen de la información de prensa relacionada con Ciudad Ho Chi Minh el 20 de agosto de 2026.
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Vietnam.vn: La Universidad Nacional de Vietnam en Ciudad Ho Chi Minh felicita al presidente del distrito y a cinco personas por sus contribuciones al desbroce de terrenos.
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Mundo Islam: Un día en el interior de una mezquita islámica Cham en el corazón de Ciudad Ho Chi Minh, en Vietnam
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Vietnam.vn: Vietjet inaugura una ruta de vuelo directo desde Ciudad Ho Chi Minh a Colombo.
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Vietnam.vn: La policía de tránsito de Ciudad Ho Chi Minh intensificó las pruebas de alcoholemia la noche del 19 de agosto.
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Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus): Ho Chi Minh City, Hue steps up search, recovery of martyrs’ remains
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VOV.VN: Ho Chi Minh City explores the outlet centre model as a new growth driver
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Vietnam.vn: Un turista extranjero olvida sus pertenencias en Ciudad Ho Chi Minh y la acción de un chatarrero se vuelve viral.
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SGGP English Edition: Indonesia’s 81st Independence Day celebrated in Ho Chi Minh City
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Vietnam.vn: El presidente Ho Chi Minh firmó el decreto por el que se otorgaba la Medalla de la Resistencia.
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Vietnam.vn: Las autoridades de Ciudad Ho Chi Minh han encontrado los restos de cinco soldados caídos cerca de un antiguo pozo, y otros 11 restos en el parque Le Thi Rieng.
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Vietnam.vn: La ciudad de Ho Chi Minh intensifica la vigilancia para evitar que alimentos en mal estado entren en los comedores escolares.
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Vietnam.vn: Los líderes de Ciudad Ho Chi Minh supervisan e inspeccionan el progreso de los proyectos clave.
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Vietnam.vn: La tecnología de realidad virtual transportó a los habitantes de Ciudad Ho Chi Minh a la plaza Ba Dinh para escuchar al presidente Ho Chi Minh leer la Declaración de Independencia.
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Tatler Asia: “Our Beloved Ho Chi Minh City” - Un tributo a la ciudad desde el “punto de origen” de One Central Saigon
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Vietnam.vn: Los aficionados en Ciudad Ho Chi Minh "encienden" el espíritu de la selección nacional vietnamita.
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Vietnam.vn: Copa ASEAN 2026: Los aficionados en Ciudad Ho Chi Minh animan a la selección nacional vietnamita.
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Vietnam.vn: Ciudad Ho Chi Minh: Una experiencia conmovedora y llena de orgullo en el Palacio de la Independencia durante el programa "Regreso al Momento Sagrado".
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vovworld.vn: HCMC residents experience historic moment President Ho Chi Minh declaring independence
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Vietnam.vn: La ciudad de Ho Chi Minh busca personas con talento para resolver problemas importantes.
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VOV.VN: Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore build on friendship to drive new cooperation
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Vietnam.vn: La ciudad de Ho Chi Minh refuerza la gestión y subsana las deficiencias en materia de seguridad alimentaria.
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Vietnam.vn: Ciudad Ho Chi Minh: Diversificación de la oferta turística, aprovechando las oportunidades que brinda el largo periodo vacacional.
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Vietnam.vn: Vietjet lanza una ruta directa entre Colombo y Ciudad Ho Chi Minh, abriendo así una puerta de entrada a la nación insular de Sri Lanka.
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2023· 1 entry
Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated the claim “Hun Manet displayed a photo of Mr. Ho Chi Minh in his office” Altered.
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2018· 1 entry
Quốc also had relations with members of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea like Kim Kyu-sik and Jo So-ang while in Paris
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2007· 1 entry
Scholar Balázs Szalontai wrote that declassified documents of Hungarian diplomats living in North Vietnam at the time of the land reform, provided a number of the 62,182 ‘landlords’ identified by the land reform cadres,
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1990· 1 entry
Economist Vo Nhan Tri reported uncovering a document in the central party archives which put the number of wrongful executions at 15,000
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1987· 1 entry
UNESCO officially recommended that its member states "join in the commemoration of the centenary of the birth of President Hồ Chí Minh by organizing various events as a tribute to his memory", considering "the important
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1975· 2 entries
And the country was re-unified in 1976 as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
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A famous song written by composer Huy Thuc was often sung by PAVN soldiers: "Bác vẫn cùng chúng cháu hành quân" ("You are still marching with us, Uncle Hồ")
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1973· 1 entry
Gareth Porter estimated 800-2,500 executions based on available official documentation, and also reported a South Vietnamese government document released in 1959, which he says is consistent with an estimate of around 1,
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1969· 4 entries
Died 1969-09-02.
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“Remember that the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stability.”
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And as its first prime minister from 1945 to 1955
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“The Trotskyists are not only the enemies of Communism, they are also the enemies of democracy and of progress. They are the most infamous traitors and spies.”
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1967· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Lenin (1967).
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1963· 1 entry
Hồ purportedly corresponded with South Vietnamese President Diệm in hopes of achieving a negotiated peace
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1960· 1 entry
“Thirty Years of Activity in the Party”
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1959· 1 entry
Hồ Chí Minh began urging the Politburo to send aid to the Việt Cộng in South Vietnam; a "people's war" on the South was approved at a session in January 1959, and this decision was confirmed by the Politburo in March
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1956· 1 entry
Career landmark: General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1956–1960).
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1955· 1 entry
“Opis: wyjaśniając w 1955, dlaczego amerykański protegowany – prezydent Ngô Đình Diệm odwołał zaplanowane wybory w Wietnamie.”
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1954· 3 entries
The First Indochina War came to an end after the decisive Battle of Dien Bien Phu, where more than 10,000 French soldiers surrendered to the Viet Minh
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Describing "a man who is the father of the Indo-Chinese people, And his name [it] is Ho Chi Minh
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The Việt Minh defeated the French at the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ, ending the war
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1946· 4 entries
Asked Hồ Chí Minh about the fate of the Trotskyist leader Tạ Thu Thâu, Hồ Chí Minh had replied, "with unfeigned emotion," that "'Thâu was a great patriot and we mourn him', but then a moment later added in a steady vo
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When he traveled outside of the country, his subordinates imprisoned 2,500 non-communist nationalists and forced 6,000 others to flee
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Future Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and Hồ Chí Minh became acquainted when they stayed at the same hotel in Paris
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Career landmark: member of the National Assembly of Vietnam (1946–1969).
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1945· 2 entries
Career landmark: President of Vietnam (1945–1969).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Vietnam (1945–1955).
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1941· 2 entries
Hồ Chí Minh returned to Vietnam to lead the Việt Minh independence movement
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Hồ founded and led the Việt Minh independence movement against the Japanese occupation of Vietnam, and in 1945 led the August Revolution against the Vietnamese monarchy and proclaimed the independence of the Democratic R
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1940· 1 entry
Hồ and his lieutenants, Võ Nguyên Giáp and Phạm Văn Đồng, saw this as an opportunity to advance their own cause
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1939· 1 entry
Served under the command of Marshal Ye Jianying
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1938· 1 entry
Quốc (Hồ) returned to China and served as an advisor to the Chinese Communist armed forces
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1937· 1 entry
Japanese aggression in China and the Nazis' policies prompted the Comintern to emphasize working with anti-fascist groups among non-communists, and Hồ returned to the party's favor
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1932· 1 entry
To avoid being extradited to Indochina; it was ruled that, though he would be deported from Hong Kong as an undesirable, it would not be to a destination controlled by France
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1930· 2 entries
And later led its successor, the Workers' Party of Vietnam (renamed Communist Party of Vietnam after 1976), as chairman until his death
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As a young and high-spirited female revolutionary, Minh Khai was delegated to Hong Kong to serve as an assistant to Ho Chi Minh in April 1930 and quickly drew Hồ's attention owing to her physical attractiveness.
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1927· 1 entry
The mounting repression of Chiang Kai-shek's KMT against the Chinese Communists compelled Hồ to leave for Hong Kong, and his relationship with Zeng appeared to have ended at that time
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1926· 1 entry
“I will get married despite your disapproval because I need a woman to teach me the language and keep house”
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1925· 1 entry
Which became the Indochinese Communist Party in 1930
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1923· 1 entry
Quốc (Hồ) left Paris for Moscow carrying a passport with the name Chen Vang, a Chinese merchant, where he was employed by the Comintern, studied at the Communist University of the Toilers of the East and in January 1924,
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1917· 1 entry
But the French police had only documents recording his arrival in June 1919
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1911· 1 entry
Worked in various countries overseas, including France where he was a founding member of the French Communist Party in 1920
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1909· 1 entry
An imperial magistrate in the remote district of Bình Khê in Bình Định province
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1890· 2 entries
Born 1890-05-19.
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In the village of Hoàng Trù in Kim Liên commune, Nam Đàn district, Nghệ An province, in northern Central Vietnam which was then a French protectorate
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