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Birth
Ho Chi Minh, born as Nguyen Sinh Cung, was born in Nghe An Province on 19 May 1890. -
French Ship
Ho was hired on a French ship as a kitchen helper. As he travelled, he became interested in the US political rights (US declaration of independence) -
London
sailed to London and worked as a dishwasher and pastry chef. -
French Socialist Party
After WWI, he ventrured to Paris to join the French Socialist Party and had a Paris Peace petition that failed soon after. -
French Communist Party
He broke off from the French Socialist party and found the French Communist party which had a quest to eliminate French colonicalism. -
Moscow
He ventured to Moscow and trained as a Comintern agent -
China
He dispatched to China to organize the Vietnamese dssidents to communist revolutionaries. -
Return
During WWII, Ho went back to Moscow and later returned to South China. -
Kuomintang
The Kuomintang arrested him and was released in 1942. He went back to Vietnam after his release and changed his name to Ho Chi Minh. -
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Ho created the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and made made himself president. -
Geneva negotiations
After negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland, Ho was given the control of the Northern hald of Vietnam. -
Support
Ho continued his power in the north until 1960 and initiated a concerted guerilla fovernment that supported the South communism. -
Death
Ho died of a heart ailment and did not manage to see the outcome of his hardwork and efforts. -
US Force withdrawal
US admitted that they could not win the war due to Ho's dertermination and resilience and soon withdrew. -
Ho Chi Minh City
Saigon (Southern Capital) was the final communist onslaught and was named after Ho Chi Minh in his honour.