"Ho Chi Minh" Top 5 Page for this destination Vietnam Favorite Tip by SirRichard

Favorite thing: You will see his image everywhere, in portraits, bank notes, books...
Nguyen Tat Thanh (Ho Chi Minh is only one of his aliases, meaning "Bringer of Light") is considered a National Hero in Vietnam, founded the Vietnamese Communist Party and was President during 1946-1969.
He studied in Europe and when he returned fighted against the colonialist invaders of his land (France, USA). As Moses, he died before seeing the liberation of his people.
He is affectionately referred to as "Uncle Ho" (Bac Ho).
He "officially" never married, but in the 90s there were some "unofficial" gossips about wives, lovers, sons and so...