![Vietnamese Communist Revolutionary Ho Chi Minh](https://www.onthisday.com/images/people/ho-chi-minh.jpg?w=360)
Full Name: Nguyễn Sinh Cung
Profession: Vietnamese Communist Revolutionary
Nationality: ![Vietnam](https://www.onthisday.com/images/flags/vietnam.svg)
Vietnamese
Biography: He was a key figure in the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945.
Born: May 19, 1890
Birthplace: Nghệ An Province, French Indochina
Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Taurus
Died: September 2, 1969 (aged 79)
Cause of Death: Heart failure
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Married Life
- 1926-10-18 Communist revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh (36) weds midwife Zeng Xueming (21) in Guangzhou
Historical Events
- 1945-08-14 Ho Chi Minh's Viet Minh movement launch a coordinated uprising against French rule across Vietnam following the Japanese surrender
- 1945-08-22 Vietnam conflict begins as Ho Chi Minh leads a successful coup
- 1945-09-02 Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam independent from France (National Day)
- 1946-03-02 Ho Chi Minh is elected President of North Vietnam
- 1946-12-19 War breaks out in Indochina as Ho Chi Minh attacks French in Hanoi
- 1950-01-01 Ho Chi Minh begins offensive against French troops in Indo China
- 1950-05-21 Vietnamese troops of Ho Chi-Minh attack Cambodia
- 1954-10-10 Ho Chi Minh enters Hanoi after withdrawal of French troops