Ho Chi-Minh Biography

Ho Chi-Minh biography

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NAME: Ho Chi-Minh
OCCUPATION: World Leader, Prime Minister
BIRTH DATE: May 19, 1890
DEATH DATE: September 03, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH: Nghe An Province
PLACE OF DEATH: Hanoi, Vietnam
AKA: Nguy?n Ái Qu?c
Full Name: Nguy?n Sinh Cung

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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.

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Ho Chi-Minh was born on May 19, 1890, in Nghe An Province, Vietnam. In 1921, he organized the Intercolonial Union. He was elected to the Committee of the Peasants' International Congress in 1923. In 1936, he took charge of China’s Indochinese Communist party. He declared Vietnam’s independence in 1945 and became the first president of the republic in 1954. He died on September 3, 1969, in Hanoi, Vietnam.

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