Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh
Hồ Chí Minh, Southern Vietnamese pronunciation: ; 19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969; Chữ nôm: 胡志明), born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, also known as Nguyễn Tất Thành and Nguyễn Ái Quốc, was a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader who was prime ministerand presidentof the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. He was a key figure in the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, as well as the People's Army of Vietnamand the Việt Cộngduring the Vietnam War...
NationalityVietnamese
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth19 May 1890
CityKim Lien, Vietnam
CountryVietnam
Ho Chi Minh quotes about
Colonial atrocities have prepared the soil; it is for socialists to sow the seeds of revolution.
Love other human beings as you would love yourself.
It was patriotism, not communism, that inspired me.
The rice grain suffers under the blow of the pestle. But admire its whiteness once the order is over. So it is with men and the world we live in. To be a man one must suffer the blows of misfortune.
Although our fight will be long and hard, our people are resolved to fight till final victory.
I only follow one party: the Vietnamese Party.