Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) was the most famous Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman of his time. He was one of the shrewdest, most callous, dedicated, and self-abnegating leaders, a man apart in the international Communist movement. The Democratic...

(1890–1969), North Vietnamese president. Born on 19 May 1890 in the village of Kim Lien, in the province of Nghe An in Vietnam, Ho was originally named Nguyen Sinh Cung. At ten, his name was changed to Nguyen Tat Thanh (Nguyen Who Will Be...

For the city named after him, see Ho Chi Minh City. Hồ Chí Minh listen (help·info)(name pronounced as [hò cí mɪŋ]) (May 19, 1890 – September 2, 1969) was a Vietnamese revolutionary, who later became Prime Minister (1946–1955) and...

Ho Chi Minh. The name triggers conflicting emotions and images for Americans who came of age in the '60s. Was he a Comintern agent working with Beijing and Moscow to bring Vietnam into the international communist orbit? A Vietnamese nationalist seeking independence and unity...

For DAVID WRIGGLESWORTH, a CPA working in Vietnam, the GST is no big deal. It's the traffic he has to contend with XIN CHAO, "What will life after GST really be like?" was a question many Australians pondered prior to 1 July...

Four decades after U.S. warplanes plastered it with bombs, a remote corner of the old Ho Chi Minh Trail in Cambodia is making a comeback as a treasure trove of endangered wildlife.Tigers prowl imperiously down tracks where weapons-laden North Vietnamese trucks once rolled. Elephants shepherd...

Angelina Jolie was expected to arrive in Vietnam late Wednesday night to adopt a 3-year-old boy, adoption officials said.Jolie was expected to attend an adoption ceremony with Vietnamese officials in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday morning, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity...

Ho Chi Minh succeeded in transforming Vietnam into an independent nation under communist rule because he was looked at not as royalty but instead as an everyday man, enticing many ordinary people to follow him and his beliefs.

A short biography on how Ho Chi Minh developed as a powerful and respected leader among his followers. He convinced millions of Vietnamese to fight for his Communist cause and was able to drive out both the French and the U.S. militaries from Vietnam.