People of the Revolution and the USSR

Activity
Any Political and party leadership 1
Affiliation(set)

Most people

Any Vietnamstate 13 Communist Party of Vietnam / Workers' Party of Vietnam 10 French Communist Party (PCF) 1 French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) 1

All 4 affiliations

France

French Communist Party (PCF) 1 French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) 1

Vietnam

Vietnamstate 13 Communist Party of Vietnam / Workers' Party of Vietnam 10
Position
Any National liberation and anti-colonial movements 1 Marxism and communism 1
Citizenship(set)
Any France 12 Soviet Union 1 Vietnam 1
Background
Any Vietnam 1
Era
Any

People of the wider world

The Cold War and decolonization1945–현재 1
French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) Citizenship: Vietnam Clear all
GlossaryFrench Section of the Workers' International (SFIO)

Ho Chi Minh

Hồ Chí Minh
Vietnam Communism Vietnam Vietnam 1890–1969 ○ Natural causes

He took on France, Japan and America in turn to win Vietnam's independence

“Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom.” — wartime radio address, 1966

Vietnamese revolutionary. After three decades of exile, including helping found the French Communist Party and the Communist Party of Vietnam, he led the Viet Minh to declare Vietnam's independence in 1945. He led North Vietnam through wars against France and the United States, becoming the symbol of Vietnamese independence.

Career timeline
  • 1911–1920Wanders the world as sailor and laborer; founding member of the French Communist Party
  • 1925Published French Colonialism on Trial
  • 1927Published the revolutionary training text The Revolutionary Path
  • 1930Founds the Communist Party of Vietnam
  • 1941–1945Founds the Viet Minh against Japanese and French rule
  • 1945.09Declares independence; first President of the DRV
  • 1946–1954First Indochina War; victory at Dien Bien Phu
  • 1955–1969Leads the unification war as North Vietnam's president