Ho Chi Minh - Biography.

Ho Chi Minh - Biography. Founder and President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam Birth May 19, 1890 Death September 3, 1969 Place of Kim Liên, Vietnam Birth Political Communist Party Official Title President Term 1945-1969 Known for Leading guerilla forces in wars of attrition against France and the United States with skilled tactics and charismatic leadership Milestones 1920 Helped establish the French Communist Party 1923-1924 Trained in Moscow for the purpose of spreading communism in Asia 1924-1927 Organized a revolutionary movement among Vietnamese exiles in Guangzhou, China 1930 Founded the Vietnamese Communist Party in Hong Kong 1941 Returned to Vietnam, adopted the name Ho Chi Minh (Vietnamese for 'Enlightener'), and founded the Viet Minh (Vietnam Doc Lap Dong Minh, or League for the Independence of Vietnam) 1945 Occupied Hanoi and declared Vietnamese independence 1946-1954 Led a war for independence against French colonial forces, which led to the division of Vietnam 1959-1969 Fought against the United States and South Vietnam for Vietnam's unification Did You When Saigon was captured in 1975, it was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in his honor. Know During World War II, Ho Chi Minh cooperated with United States intelligence officers to oppose Japanese forces in Vietnam. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.