HO CHI MINH

By: Lucy Sincek & Jerome Stone

HO CHI MINH

BACKGROUND INFO Born May 19, 1890 Born in Nghe Province in Vietnam Nickname –Uncle Ho His Father, Nguyen Sinh Huy was

employed by the French. His father taught him to resist the French anyway he can.

His sister joined the French military to steal there supplies. (caught and sent to jail for life)

Ho Chi Minh died September 3, 1969

MORE BACKGROUND INFO In 1917 he settled in Paris where

he read the book Karl Marx and he became interested in communism.

While sailing he visited many other countries that were colonies of the French .

He saw they were also suffering from exploitation

A founding member of French Communist party

ADDITIONAL INFO ON HO CHI MINH Like his father he was a school

teacher. After school teaching he became

a sailor Died in Hanoi, Vietnam

HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS He established the Vietnamese

Revolutionary Youth Association Also established the League of

Oppressed Peoples of Asia Founded the Indo-Chinese

Communist party. He founded the Viet Minh(a

group of guerilla fighters) Proclaimed the Democratic

Republic of Vietnam

DURING THE VIETNAM WAR After pushing the French back

he was still forced to sign the Geneva Cease-fire Agreement

That agreement gave him half of Vietnam.

Unfortunately for him it was the poor half of Vietnam

DURING THE VIETNAM WAR (CONTINUED) Trying to get more food the

country he tried to get the farmers to do a new agricultural there was a revolt from the lower classes

After the help from China and Russia Ho got more weapons for the Viet Minh. They also got economic aid.

The Viet Minh came up with a plan to infiltrate South Vietnam

DURING THE VIETNAM WAR (CONTINUED) The Viet Minh came up with a plan to

infiltrate South Vietnam During the whole war the Viet Minh

used guerilla warfare tactics. Ho Chi Minh left power before the

end of the war

HO CHI MINH CITY

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2012. April 11,201.Rosenburg, Jennifer. About. Vietnam

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oters/2009/031509.htm http://vietnamawbb.weebly.com/ho-chi-

minh.html http://www.citiesinworld.com/2011/12/h

o-chi-minh-city-vietnam.html