Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam head of state, was born today in 1890

Ho Chí Minh, né le 19 mai 1890 à Hoàng Trù et mort le 2 septembre 1969 à Hanoï, est un homme d'État vietnamien, fondateur de la République démocratique du Viêt Nam. Né Nguyên Sinh Cung, il est également connu sous les noms de Nguyên Aï Quoc ou «oncle Hô». Ho Chí Minh is the founder of the Democraic Republic of Vietnam. Born Nguyên Sinh Cung on 19 May 1890, he is also known as Nguyên Aï Quoc. He lived in Paris for a number of years, from 1917 or 1919, and joined a group of Vietnamese nationalists there. He travelled extensively under various names, including several stays in Paris.

Ho Chi Minh | Ho Chi Minh, the face on the VND 500,000 banknote.

Plaque: 9, impasse Compoint
Ici de 1921 à 1923 a vécu et milité pour l'indépendance et la liberté du peuple vietnamien et des autres peuples opprimés Nguyên Ái Quoc, connu sous le nom de Ho Chí Minh. Janvier 1983	Between 1921 and 1923 here lived and campaigned for the freedom of the Vietnamese people of other oppressed peoples Nguyên Ái Quoc, known as Ho Chí Minh. January 1983

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Hô Chi Minh

Hô Chi Minh aurait 122 ans aujourd'hui. Le fondateur de la République démocratique du Viêt Nam est né le 19 mai 1890 à Hoàng Trù. Il a vécu à Paris de 1921 à 1923, où une plaque rappelle ce séjour. Il est mort le 2 septembre 1969, à Hanoï. Hồ Chí Minh (19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969), born Nguyễn Sinh Cung and also known as Nguyễn Tất Thành and Nguyễn Ái Quốc, was a Vietnamese Marxist-Leninist revolutionary leader who was prime minister (1945–1955) and president (1945–1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). He was a key figure in the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, as well as the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the Việt Cộng (NLF or VC) during the Vietnam War. He led the Việt Minh independence movement from 1941 onward, establishing the communist-governed Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945 and defeating the French Union in 1954 at Điện Biên Phủ. He officially stepped down from power in 1955 due to health problems, but remained a highly visible figurehead and inspiration for Vietnamese fighting for his cause – a united, independent Vietnam – until his death. After the war, Saigon, the capital of Republic of Vietnam, was renamed Hồ Chí Minh City in his honor.

Une plaque commémore son passage à Paris: 9 impasse Compoint, 75017
Ici, de 1921 à 1923, a vécu et milité pour l'indépendance et la liberté du peuple vietnamien et des autres peuples opprimés, NGuyen Ai Quoc, connu sous le nom de Hô Chi Minh.	Here, from 1921 to 1923, NGuyen Ai Quoc, known as Hô Chi Minh, lived and fought towards independance and freedom for the Vietnamese people and other oppressed peoples. January 1983