Hồ Chí Minh (May 19, 1890 – September 2, 1969) was a Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, who later became Prime Minister (1946–1955) and President (1955–1969) of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh is most famous for leading the Viet Minh independence movement from 1941 onward, establishing the communist-governed Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945 and defeating the French Union in 1954 at Dien Bien Phu.
Ho Chi Minh was fluent in Vietnamese, several dialects of Chinese, English, and French. He was also known to speak Thai, Spanish, German and Russian. Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) is named after him.
Quotes:
- "Nothing is more precious than independence and liberty."
- "I follow only one party: the Vietnamese party."
- "You can kill ten of our men for every one we kill of yours. But even at those odds, you will lose and we will win." (referring to France and America in their wars in Vietnam)
- "It is better to sacrifice everything than to live in slavery!"
- "The Vietnamese people deeply love independence, freedom and peace. But in the face of United States aggression they have risen up, united as one man."
- "We have to win independence at any cost, even if the Truong Son mountains burn."
- "When the prison doors are opened, the real dragon will fly out."
Source: Wikipedia
Ho Chi Minh is most famous for leading the Viet Minh independence movement from 1941 onward, establishing the communist-governed Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945 and defeating the French Union in 1954 at Dien Bien Phu.
Ho Chi Minh was fluent in Vietnamese, several dialects of Chinese, English, and French. He was also known to speak Thai, Spanish, German and Russian. Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) is named after him.
Quotes:
- "Nothing is more precious than independence and liberty."
- "I follow only one party: the Vietnamese party."
- "You can kill ten of our men for every one we kill of yours. But even at those odds, you will lose and we will win." (referring to France and America in their wars in Vietnam)
- "It is better to sacrifice everything than to live in slavery!"
- "The Vietnamese people deeply love independence, freedom and peace. But in the face of United States aggression they have risen up, united as one man."
- "We have to win independence at any cost, even if the Truong Son mountains burn."
- "When the prison doors are opened, the real dragon will fly out."
Source: Wikipedia
