Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh was a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader who was prime minister and president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. He was born Nguyen Sinh Cung on May 19, 1890 in Vietnam. He was a nationalist, and brought his children up to think the same way. He became a teacher for a short time and then became a sailor and travelled to multiple places in or around the Far East. Later on in his life he moved to France around 1919 during World War I. There, he joined the Communist Party because he was inspired by the Bolshevik Revolution. He contributed in the foundation for the Indochinese Communist Party in 1930, and the League for the Independence of Vietnam in 1941. At the end of World War II, the League for the Independence of Vietnam declared North Vietnam with Ho Chi Minh as their president. His nickname was "Uncle Ho" while he was president. He served his presidency for 25 years and his authority was never challenged. Ho Chi Minh became the symbol for Vietnam's struggle for unification with South Vietnam and the United States, who were allies with South Vietnam. Around 1940 when Germany defeated France, he began to use the name Ho Chi Minh, which ultimately means, "Bringer of Light". He was North Vietnam's head of state during the Vietnam War, which started November 1, 1955 and lasted until April 30, 1975, 6 years after Ho Chi Minh died. American air strikes against North Vietnam began in 1965, and in July 1966, Ho sent a message to the country’s people that “nothing is as dear to the heart of the Vietnamese as independence and liberation.” This quote became the motto of the North Vietnamese cause. In early 1968, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson decided to not move forward with the war and he called for peace talks. The conflict was still presuming by September 2, 1969, when Ho Chi Minh died in Hanoi when he was 79. The last U.S. troops left Vietnam in March 1973. Later on, in April 1975 Communist forces seized control of Saigon, renaming it Ho Chi Minh City.
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