Ho Chi Minh | |
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Hồ Chí Minh | |
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Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Vietnam | |
In office 19 February 1951 – 2 September 1969 | |
Preceded by | Position created |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Vietnam | |
In office 1 November 1956 – 10 September 1960 | |
Preceded by | Trường Chinh |
Succeeded by | Lê Duẩn |
1st President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam | |
In office 2 September 1945 – 2 September 1969 | |
Preceded by | Position established Bảo Đại (as Emperor) |
Succeeded by | Tôn Đức Thắng |
1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam | |
In office 2 September 1945 – 20 September 1955 | |
Preceded by | Position established Trần Trọng Kim (as Prime Minister of the Empire of Vietnam) |
Succeeded by | Phạm Văn Đồng |
Personal details | |
Born | Nguyễn Sinh Cung 19 May 1890 Kim Liên, Nghệ An Province, French Indochina |
Died | 2 September 1969 Hanoi, North Vietnam | (aged 79)
Nationality |
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Political party | French Section of the Workers' International (1919–1921) French Communist Party (1921–1925) ![]() (1925–1969) |
Spouse(s) | none (disputed) |
Relations | Bạch Liên (or Nguyễn Thị Thanh) (Sister) Nguyễn Sinh Khiêm (or Nguyễn Tất Đạt) (brother) (Nguyễn Sinh Nhuận) (brother) |
Parents | Nguyễn Sinh Sắc (father) Hoàng Thị Loan (mother) |
Alma mater | Communist University of the Toilers of the East |
Profession | Politician |
Hồ Chí Minh, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, (19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969) was the leader of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.