# Ho Chi Minh

_Vietnamese communist leader, founder of North Vietnam (1890–1969)_

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> Hồ Chí Minh, colloquially known as Uncle Ho among other aliases and sobriquets, was a Vietnamese communist revolutionary and statesman who founded the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945. He served as its first president from 1946 until his death in 1969 and as its first prime minister from 1945 to 1955. A committed Marxist–Leninist, Hồ played a central role in establishing the Indochinese Communist Party in 1930 and later led its successor, the Workers' Party of Vietnam, as chairman until his death.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 19 May 1890 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36014#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kim Liên ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36014#P19))
- **Died:** 2 September 1969 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36014#P570))
- **Place of death:** Hanoi ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36014#P20))
- **Citizenship:** North Vietnam; French Indochina ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36014#P27))
- **Occupation:** writer; poet; politician; journalist; military personnel ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36014#P106))
- **Political party:** Communist Party of Vietnam (1951–1969); Indochinese Communist Party (1930–1945); French Communist Party (1921–1925); French Section of the Workers' International (1919–1921) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36014#P102))
- **Education:** Communist University of the Toilers of the East; Quốc Học – Huế High School for the Gifted ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36014#P69))
- **Spouse:** Tăng Tuyết Minh ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36014#P26))
- **Positions held:** General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (5 October 1956 – 10 September 1960); member of the National Assembly of Vietnam (2 March 1946 – 2 September 1969); President of Vietnam (2 September 1945 – 2 September 1969); Prime Minister of Vietnam (2 September 1945 – 20 September 1955) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36014#P39))
- **Awards:** Order of Lenin; Gold Star Order; Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta; Star of the Republic of Indonesia ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36014#P166))

## Questions

**When was Ho Chi Minh born?**  
Ho Chi Minh was born on 19 May 1890 in Kim Liên.

**What positions has Ho Chi Minh held?**  
Positions held by Ho Chi Minh include: General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1956–1960); member of the National Assembly of Vietnam (1946–1969); President of Vietnam (1945–1969); Prime Minister of Vietnam (1945–1955).

**Where did Ho Chi Minh study?**  
Ho Chi Minh was educated at Communist University of the Toilers of the East, Quốc Học – Huế High School for the Gifted.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Ho Chi Minh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): हो चि मिन्ह](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B_%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B9) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q36014](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36014) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Ho Chi Minh 1946.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ho_Chi_Minh_1946.jpg)

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