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About Ho Chi Minh

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Hồ Chí Minh listen (help·info) (name pronounced [hò̤ tɕǐmɪ̄ɲ]) (May 19, 1890 – September 2, 1969) was a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary and statesman who was Prime Minister (1946–1955) and President (1946–1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). Full Article

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  1. A woman works with a sewing machine at her shop selling political propaganda items including communist signs and portraits of communist leaders Karl Max, Lenin and late president Ho Chi Minh in downtown Hanoi on February 1, 2012. Vietnamese communists will celebrate on March 2 the 82nd... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    A woman works with a sewing machine at her shop selling political propaganda items including communist signs and portraits of communist leaders Karl Max, Lenin and late president Ho Chi Minh in downtown Hanoi on February 1, 2012. Vietnamese communists will celebrate on March 2 the 82nd...

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  2. Visiting Chinese vice president Xi Jinping (L) walks behind a wreath carried by soldiers as he pay homage to late president Ho Chi Minh, founder of today's Vietnam, in Hanoi on December 21, 2011. Xi is on a three-day official visit for talks with all top Vietnamese leaders on a wide... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    Visiting Chinese vice president Xi Jinping (L) walks behind a wreath carried by soldiers as he pay homage to late president Ho Chi Minh, founder of today's Vietnam, in Hanoi on December 21, 2011. Xi is on a three-day official visit for talks with all top Vietnamese leaders on a wide...

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  3. Visiting Chinese vice president Xi Jinping (R) feeds fish in a pond as he tours the former residence of late president Ho Chi Minh, founder of today's Vietnam, in Hanoi on December 21, 2011. Xi is on a three-day official visit for talks with all top Vietnamese leaders on a wide range of... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    Visiting Chinese vice president Xi Jinping (R) feeds fish in a pond as he tours the former residence of late president Ho Chi Minh, founder of today's Vietnam, in Hanoi on December 21, 2011. Xi is on a three-day official visit for talks with all top Vietnamese leaders on a wide range of...

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  4. Visiting Chinese vice president Xi Jinping (R) leaves the mausoleum of late president Ho Chi Minh, founder of today's Vietnam, after paying homage in Hanoi on December 21, 2011. Xi is on a three-day official visit for talks with all top Vietnamese leaders on a wide range of bilateral... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    Visiting Chinese vice president Xi Jinping (R) leaves the mausoleum of late president Ho Chi Minh, founder of today's Vietnam, after paying homage in Hanoi on December 21, 2011. Xi is on a three-day official visit for talks with all top Vietnamese leaders on a wide range of bilateral...

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  5. Visiting Chinese vice president Xi Jinping (R) is showed way as he pay homage to late president Ho Chi Minh, founder of today's Vietnam, at his mausoleum in Hanoi on December 21, 2011. Xi is on a three-day official visit for talks with all top Vietnamese leaders on a wide range of... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    Visiting Chinese vice president Xi Jinping (R) is showed way as he pay homage to late president Ho Chi Minh, founder of today's Vietnam, at his mausoleum in Hanoi on December 21, 2011. Xi is on a three-day official visit for talks with all top Vietnamese leaders on a wide range of...

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  6. Beggars, dressed as Buddhist monks, wait for donations from people heading to Mieu Ba temple for spring festival prayers on an island in Vung Tau, near Vietnam's southern commercial hub Ho Chi Minh city, January 28, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 3 weeks ago

    Beggars, dressed as Buddhist monks, wait for donations from people heading to Mieu Ba temple for spring festival prayers on an island in Vung Tau, near Vietnam's southern commercial hub Ho Chi Minh city, January 28, 2012.

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  7. A fisherman and his children push a fishing boat out to sea in Vung Tau, near Vietnam's southern commercial hub Ho Chi Minh city, January 28, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 3 weeks ago

    A fisherman and his children push a fishing boat out to sea in Vung Tau, near Vietnam's southern commercial hub Ho Chi Minh city, January 28, 2012.

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  8. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra adjusts the ribbon on a wreath as she pays hommage to late president Ho Chi Minh, founder of today's Vietnam at his mausoleum in Hanoi on November 30, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra adjusts the ribbon on a wreath as she pays hommage to late president Ho Chi Minh, founder of today's Vietnam at his mausoleum in Hanoi on November 30, 2011.

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  9. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra pays hommage to late president Ho Chi Minh, founder of today's Vietnam at his mausoleum in Hanoi on November 30, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra pays hommage to late president Ho Chi Minh, founder of today's Vietnam at his mausoleum in Hanoi on November 30, 2011.

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  10. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (3rd L) walks behind soldiers carrying a wreath as she pays hommage to late president Ho Chi Minh, founder of today's Vietnam at his mausoleum in Hanoi on November 30, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (3rd L) walks behind soldiers carrying a wreath as she pays hommage to late president Ho Chi Minh, founder of today's Vietnam at his mausoleum in Hanoi on November 30, 2011.

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  11. Belarus Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich (L) shakes hands with Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang in front of a bust of Vietnam's late president Ho Chi Minh, founder of today's Vietnam, as they meet at the presidential palace in Hanoi on November 30, 2011. The Belarusian leader is... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    Belarus Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich (L) shakes hands with Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang in front of a bust of Vietnam's late president Ho Chi Minh, founder of today's Vietnam, as they meet at the presidential palace in Hanoi on November 30, 2011. The Belarusian leader is...

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  12. Visiting Danish Crown Prince Frederik (L) talks to Vietnamese Vice-President Nguyen Thi Doan (R) in front of a bust of late president Ho Chi Minh, founder of today's Vietnam, as they attend a signing ceremony at the presidential palace in Hanoi on November 28, 2011. Denmark's prince is... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    Visiting Danish Crown Prince Frederik (L) talks to Vietnamese Vice-President Nguyen Thi Doan (R) in front of a bust of late president Ho Chi Minh, founder of today's Vietnam, as they attend a signing ceremony at the presidential palace in Hanoi on November 28, 2011. Denmark's prince is...

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  13. Supporters of Vietnam hold up a picture of former president Ho Chi Minh as they sing the country's national anthem ahead of their bronze medal match against Myanmar at the 26th Southeast Asian Games (SEAGAMES) in Jakarta on November 21, 2011. Myanmar defeated Vietnam 4-1. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

    Supporters of Vietnam hold up a picture of former president Ho Chi Minh as they sing the country's national anthem ahead of their bronze medal match against Myanmar at the 26th Southeast Asian Games (SEAGAMES) in Jakarta on November 21, 2011. Myanmar defeated Vietnam 4-1.

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  14. Vietnamese fans hold a large portrait of late president Ho Chi Minh, founder of today's Vietnam, prior to the semifinal football match between Vietnam and Indonesia at Gelora Bung Kargo stadium at the 26th Southeast Asian Games (SEAGAMES) in Jakarta on November 19, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

    Vietnamese fans hold a large portrait of late president Ho Chi Minh, founder of today's Vietnam, prior to the semifinal football match between Vietnam and Indonesia at Gelora Bung Kargo stadium at the 26th Southeast Asian Games (SEAGAMES) in Jakarta on November 19, 2011.

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  15. Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg (L) and Vietnam's president Truong Tan Sang shake hands in front of a bust of late president Ho Chi Minh during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Hanoi on November 7, 2011. The grand duke is on a two-day official visit aimed at boosting... Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

    Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg (L) and Vietnam's president Truong Tan Sang shake hands in front of a bust of late president Ho Chi Minh during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Hanoi on November 7, 2011. The grand duke is on a two-day official visit aimed at boosting...

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  16. Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg (L) and Vietnamese president Truong Tan Sang pose in front of a bust of late president Ho Chi Minh during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Hanoi on November 7, 2011. The grand duke is on a two-day official visit aimed at boosting... Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

    Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg (L) and Vietnamese president Truong Tan Sang pose in front of a bust of late president Ho Chi Minh during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Hanoi on November 7, 2011. The grand duke is on a two-day official visit aimed at boosting...

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  17. Ho Chi Minh City's Chairman Le Hoang Quan (L) greets Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel at the City Hall in Ho Chi Minh City October 12, 2011. Germany will provide more than $400 million in development aid and preferential credit to Vietnam, Merkel said during her two-day visit to the... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

    Ho Chi Minh City's Chairman Le Hoang Quan (L) greets Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel at the City Hall in Ho Chi Minh City October 12, 2011. Germany will provide more than $400 million in development aid and preferential credit to Vietnam, Merkel said during her two-day visit to the...

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  18. Ho Chi Minh City's Chairman Le Hoang Quan (L) greets Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel at the City Hall in Ho Chi Minh City October 12, 2011. Merkel is in Ho Chi Minh city on a two-day visit to Vietnam from October 11 to 12. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

    Ho Chi Minh City's Chairman Le Hoang Quan (L) greets Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel at the City Hall in Ho Chi Minh City October 12, 2011. Merkel is in Ho Chi Minh city on a two-day visit to Vietnam from October 11 to 12.

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  19. Visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel sits under a bust of late president Ho Chi Minh, founder of modern Vietnam, as she meets with Vietnamese National Assembly chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung (not pictured) in Hanoi on October 11, 2011. Merkel began her two-day official visit to Vietnam... Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

    Visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel sits under a bust of late president Ho Chi Minh, founder of modern Vietnam, as she meets with Vietnamese National Assembly chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung (not pictured) in Hanoi on October 11, 2011. Merkel began her two-day official visit to Vietnam...

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  20. Vietnam's southern Ho Chi Minh City's People's Committee Chief of Office Vo Van Luan (C) is greeted by Commanding officer, Captain David Lausman (R) upon his arrival onboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the South China Sea, off the Vietnam coast, in this handout photo... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

    Vietnam's southern Ho Chi Minh City's People's Committee Chief of Office Vo Van Luan (C) is greeted by Commanding officer, Captain David Lausman (R) upon his arrival onboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the South China Sea, off the Vietnam coast, in this handout photo...

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  21. A srteet vendor (L) pushes a cart along a street in Ho Chi Minh City on August 8, 2011. Vietnam's year on year inflation index has reached 22 percent, the highest in Asia. Vietnam, long focused on economic growth, has shifted its efforts towards stabilising an economy facing a slew of... Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    A srteet vendor (L) pushes a cart along a street in Ho Chi Minh City on August 8, 2011. Vietnam's year on year inflation index has reached 22 percent, the highest in Asia. Vietnam, long focused on economic growth, has shifted its efforts towards stabilising an economy facing a slew of...

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  22. Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani stands in front a bust of the late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh during a signing ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi January 16, 2012. Emir Khalifa al-Thani is in Vietnam for a two-day visit from January 16 to 17. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

    Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani stands in front a bust of the late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh during a signing ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi January 16, 2012. Emir Khalifa al-Thani is in Vietnam for a two-day visit from January 16 to 17.

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  23. Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (L) chats with Vietnam's President Truong Tan Sang in front of a bust of late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi January 16, 2012. Emir Khalifa al-Thani is in Vietnam on a two-day visit from... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

    Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (L) chats with Vietnam's President Truong Tan Sang in front of a bust of late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi January 16, 2012. Emir Khalifa al-Thani is in Vietnam on a two-day visit from...

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  24. HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM - JANUARY 10: A general view of the Opera House on January 10, 2012 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM - JANUARY 10: A general view of the Opera House on January 10, 2012 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

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  25. HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM - JANUARY 10: A general view of the Reunification Palace on January 10, 2012 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM - JANUARY 10: A general view of the Reunification Palace on January 10, 2012 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

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  1. We operate via Southeast Asia to Europe and connecting new points together, [such as] from Bangkok or Ho Chi Minh City to Europe. In the past, we focused more on transpacific flights.
    SOURCE: ATWOnline 1 month ago
  2. Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh; the NLF is going to win.
    SOURCE: LewRockwell.com 1 month ago
  3. The study looked at Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City and Manila and what can be expected over the next 40-50 years. It predicted exactly the kind of things that occurred in Bangkok.
    SOURCE: GMANews.tv 2 months ago
  4. LRH met Ho Chi Minh in Paris, 1939/ Not that it matters the names, the place, or the time.
    SOURCE: Baeble 2 months ago
  5. Stocks rose on technical buying, mainly backed by the central bank's move in supporting the real estate market and monthly inflation data in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, which rose 0.29 and 0.28 percent, respectively, this month.
    SOURCE: Reuters.co.uk 2 months ago