Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh Nguyen Sinh Cung | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Ho Chi Minh. | |
| Born |
Nguyen Sinh Cung May 19, 1890 Kimlien, Annam (central Vietnam) |
| Died |
September 3, 1969 Hanoi (north Vietnam) |
| Cause of death | Heart Failure |
| Nationality | Vietnamese |
| Ideology |
Marxism–Leninism Revisionism (after 1956) |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
Ho Chi Minh was a Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman who served as the first president of North Vietnam from 1945 to 1969. He was born Nguyen Sinh Cung on May 19, 1890, in Kimlien, Annam. As president, he oversaw North Vietnam and struggled against the US-backed government of South Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh died on September 3, 1969[1]