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{{Dictator bio

{{Dictator bio

| image=Ho Chi Minh 1946.jpg

| image=[[File:Ho Chi Minh of Vietnam.jpg|200px]]

| name        =Ho Chi Minh

| name        =Ho Chi Minh

| birth        =19 May 1890, Nghe An Province, French Indochina

| birth        =19 May 1890, Nghe An Province, French Indochina

| parents      =Nguyen Sinh Sac (father)  

| parents      =Nguyen Sinh Sac (father)  

| religion    =Atheist

| religion    =Unknown<ref>Available sources attribute either traditional Vietnamese folk religion or atheism to Ho Chi Minh</ref>

| education    =Educated in France

| education    =Educated in France

| spouse      =[[Tang Tuyet Minh]]  

| spouse      =[[Tang Tuyet Minh]]  

}}

}}

'''Ho Chi Minh''', born on May 19, 1890 as Nguyen Tat Thanh, was a [[Vietnam]]ese revolutionary who imposed one-party rule on North [[Vietnam]], dashing any hopes of it becoming a [[Democracy|democratic]] [[country]].  He was [[prime minister]] of the Viet Minh, a [[Communist]] proto-state, from 1945 to 1955.  The Viet Minh became the government of North Vietnam in 1954.  Ho became president in 1955 and held this position until [[death]] on September 2, 1969.  Ho was more a figurehead than a leader.  Although Le Duan, the [[political party|party boss]], maintained a lower profile, he was a more powerful leader.  "Ho" is a surname while "Chi Minh" means "the one who brings light."  [[Vietnamese]] generally call him ''Bác Hồ'' (Uncle Ho).  This phrase was coined in imitation of "Uncle Joe," one of [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]]'s nicknames.  Official [[propaganda]] stresses that Ho was celibate and dedicated only to welfare of the nation.  Few Vietnamese are aware that he was married to [[Tang Tuyet Minh]], a [[Chinese]] [[Catholic]] who lived in [[Guangzhou]].  After the [[Vietnam War]] ended in 1975, [[Saigon]] was renamed [[Ho Chi Minh City]].  

'''Ho Chi Minh''', born on May 19, 1890 as Nguyen Tat Thanh, was a [[Vietnam]]ese revolutionary and communist dictator who imposed socialist authoritarian rule on North [[Vietnam]], dashing any hopes of it becoming a [[Democracy|democratic]] [[country]].  He was [[prime minister]] of the Viet Minh, a [[Communist]] proto-state, from 1945 to 1955.  The Viet Minh became the government of North Vietnam in 1954.  Ho became president in 1955 and held this position until [[death]] on September 2, 1969.  Ho was more a figurehead than a leader.  Although Le Duan, the [[political party|party boss]], maintained a lower profile, he was a more powerful leader.  "Ho" is a surname while "Chi Minh" means "the one who brings light."  [[Vietnamese]] generally call him ''Bác Hồ'' (Uncle Ho).  This phrase was coined in imitation of "Uncle Joe," one of [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]]'s nicknames.  Official [[propaganda]] stresses that Ho was celibate and dedicated only to welfare of the nation.  Few Vietnamese are aware that he was married to [[Tang Tuyet Minh]], a [[Chinese]] [[Catholic]] who lived in [[Guangzhou]].  After the [[Vietnam War]] ended in 1975, [[Saigon]] was renamed [[Ho Chi Minh City]].  

==Life and career ==

==Life and career ==

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[[Category:Left-wing Nationalism]]

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