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'''Ho Chi Minh''' (born on May 19, 1890 as Nguyen That Thanh) was a [[Vietnam]]ese revolutionary  

'''Ho Chi Minh''' (born on May 19, 1890 as Nguyen Tat Thanh, also known as Nguyen Van Ba, Nguyen Ai Quoc, sometimes used other aliases) was a [[Vietnam]]ese revolutionary  

who imposed one-party rule on Vietnam, dashing any hopes of it becoming a democratic country.  

who imposed one-party rule on Vietnam, dashing any hopes of it becoming a democratic country.  

He was Prime Minister of the so-called Democratic Republic of Vietnam (actually a totalitarian [[Communist]] state) from 1945 to 1955. He assumed the office of President in 1955 and remained there until his death on September 2, 1969.  After the civil war ended in 1975, [[Saigon]] was renamed [[Ho Chi Minh City]]. The name ''Ho Chi Minh'' means "The One Who Brings Light".  

He was Prime Minister of the so-called Democratic Republic of Vietnam (actually a totalitarian [[Communist]] state) from 1945 to 1955. He assumed the office of President in 1955 and remained there until his death on September 2, 1969.  After the civil war ended in 1975, [[Saigon]] was renamed [[Ho Chi Minh City]]. The name ''Ho Chi Minh'' means "The One Who Brings Light".  

==Life and Career ==

==Life and Career ==

Nguyen That Thanh left Vietnam at the age of 20. He traveled to London, New York and Paris and took different jobs (among others: worked as a sailor, gardener, cook i a restaurant). In 1919 he joined the French Socialist Party and in 1920, after the party fell apart, he become a member of the French Communist Party. He became an expert in colonialism issues. In 1922 he was delegated to [[Moscow]], where he studied the doctrine an techniques of communism.  

 

Nguyen Tat Thanh left Vietnam at the age of 20. He traveled to London, New York and Paris and took different jobs (among others: worked as a ship stward, gardener, cook in a restaurant). While working on a ship he used name Nguyen Van Ba, then he returned to his original name.

 

In 1919 he joined the French Socialist Party and in 1920, after the party fell apart, he become a member of the French Communist Party. He became an expert in colonialism issues. In 1922 he was delegated to [[Moscow]], where he studied the doctrine an techniques of communism.  

In  1925 he was sent to China, officially as a staff member of the Soviet Consulate in Kanton, in fact as a Comintern agent. Then he became the Director of the Comintern Office in Shanghai. Since then, until the start of the [[Second World War]] he traveled a lot over Asia.

In  1925 he was sent to China, officially as a staff member of the Soviet Consulate in Kanton, in fact as a Comintern agent. Then he became the Director of the Comintern Office in Shanghai. Since then, until the start of the [[Second World War]] he traveled a lot over Asia.

*Ho throughout his life was a dedicated Communist internationalist. If anything, he was drawn even more to the Chinese than to the Soviets. <ref>http://www.oldwardogs.us/2006/12/understanding_r.html</ref>

*Ho throughout his life was a dedicated Communist internationalist. If anything, he was drawn even more to the Chinese than to the Soviets. <ref>http://www.oldwardogs.us/2006/12/understanding_r.html</ref>

* Ho Chi Minh was a nationalist in the sense that he had a special affection for Vietnam’s people and favored Vietnamese unification and independence, but, from his reading of Lenin’s Theses onward, he firmly adhered to the [[Leninist]] principle that Communist nations should subordinate their interests to those of the international Communist movement. <ref>http://www.triumphforsaken.com/index.php?pr=Excerpt</ref>

* Ho Chi Minh was a nationalist in the sense that he had a special affection for Vietnam’s people and favored Vietnamese unification and independence, but, from his reading of Lenin’s Theses onward, he firmly adhered to the [[Leninist]] principle that Communist nations should subordinate their interests to those of the international Communist movement. <ref>http://www.triumphforsaken.com/index.php?pr=Excerpt</ref>

==External link==

==External link==

*[http://www.triumphforsaken.com/ Triumph Foresaken] - history book by [[Mike Moyar]] which disproves most of the liberal propaganda about Ho.

*[http://www.triumphforsaken.com/ Triumph Foresaken] - history book by [[Mike Moyar]] which disproves most of the liberal propaganda about Ho.

==References==

==References==