Ho Chi Minh

When it comes to the most important historical higures in Vietnam, the first person to mention is definitely Ho Chi Minh.

Ho Chi Minh, also referred to as Ho Uncle or just Uncle, was a revolutionary and statesman from Vietnam. From 1945 to 1955, he was North Vietnam's Prime Minister, and from 1945 until his death in 1969, he was the country's President. He was the Chairman and First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Vietnam and was a Marxist-Leninist by ideology.

Vietnam's central province of Nghe An is where Ho Chi Minh was born. From 1941 on, he was the leader of the Viet Minh independence struggle. Initially, it served as a unifying force for all parties vying for Vietnam's independence, but after 1945, the Communist Party won the majority of the vote. The First Indochina War was ended by the Communists taking control of North Vietnam after Ho Chi Minh led the Communist-run Democratic Republic of Vietnam to victory over the French Union in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954. He played a significant role in the People's Army of Vietnam and the Viet Cong throughout the 1955–1975 Vietnam War. Ho Chi Minh formally lost his position of authority in 1965 as a result of health issues and passed away in 1969. In the end, North Vietnam defeated South Vietnam and its allies, and Vietnam was formally united in 1976. Former South Vietnamese capital Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in his honor.

Hồ Chí Minh was a writer, poet, and journalist in addition to being a politician. He published numerous books, essays, and poems in French, Chinese, and Vietnamese.