| Full Name |
Nguyễn Sinh Cung (later known as Hồ Chí Minh) |
| Date of Birth |
19 May 1890 |
| Place of Birth |
Kim Liên, Nam Đàn District, Nghệ An Province, French Indochina |
| Date of Death |
2 September 1969 |
| Place of Death |
Hanoi, North Vietnam |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
French Indochina (during colonial rule), Vietnam |
| Education |
Educated in Vietnam and France. Studied French and Vietnamese literature, and also political science and law. |
| Profession |
Revolutionary, politician, statesman, writer |
| Years of Activity |
1920s - 1969 |
| Brief Information |
Hồ Chí Minh was a Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman who served as Prime Minister of North Vietnam from 1945 to 1955 and President from 1945 to 1969. He was a key figure in the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, as well as in the People's Army of Vietnam. His policies led Vietnam through the First Indochina War and the Vietnam War. |