Biography: Ho Chi Minh

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Ho Chi Minh was born on 19th of May, 1890 in the village of Hoàng Trù in Vietnam during the time of the French colonisation, his given name was Nguyen That Thanh. His father, Nguyen Sinh Sac, was a district magistrate during the early 19th century, who was openly critical of the French policies that had infiltrated the executive arms of the country's ruling elite. Such political ideas were passed down to his son Ho Chi Minh who became of one of the most influential, nationalistic political leaders of the 20th Century. His political philosophy, based on the teachings of Vladimir Lenin, Marx and Confucius, and fueled by an anti-colonial and nationalistic agenda, combined to create a voice that united many Vietnamese to fight for the liberation of Vietnam from French rule. His nationalistic outlook on Vietnam began when he was a student at Quoc Hoc Academy in Hue whom were renowned for the fabricating of students who later became significant figures in Vietnamese history. There were many significant issues throughout Ho Chi Minh's life, these include: his conversion to Communism during his time in France, becoming a founding member of the French Communist Party, his organisation of the Vietnam Revolutionary League, presence in the Comintern, creation of Viet Minh to oppose French rule and Japanese occupation, the announcement of the democratic republic of Vietnam, and the Vietnam War.

Ho Chi Minh left Vietnam in 1911 on board a French Liner whilst working as a chef/steward, where he travelled around visiting Africa and other countries such as the United States as well as England. Ho lived in London for three years until he finally moved to Paris in 1917. It is here that Ho was involved in a French socialist movement where he began ...

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...h Vietnam to hold elections, this would lead to the formation of the National Liberation Front dedicated to the reunification of Vietnam. The National Liberation Front supported insurgency and terrorist acts for the Viet Cong who were guerillas who supported Ho Chi Minh in South Vietnam. This caused the outbreak of the Vietnam War in 1959 where the United States intervened. Ho lived out his years until the 2nd of September 1969, where he dies from heart failure before hearing the outcome of the war. To this day Ho Chi Minh is hailed as a hero for the reunification of Vietnam and the liberation of the French.

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http://www.columbia.edu/cu/weai/exeas/asian-revolutions/pdf/ho-chi-minh-timeline.pdf http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/people/ho-chi-minh.html http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/ho_chi_minh.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh

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