Ho Chi Minh

Vietnamese communist leader (1890–1969), president of North Vietnam from 1945

Hồ Chí Minh born as Nguyễn Sinh Cung and also known as Nguyễn Ái Quốc (May 19, 1890 – September 2, 1969) was a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary and statesman who was prime minister (1946–1955) and president (1945–1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam).

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Ho Chi Minh

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  • "Nothing is more precious than Independence and Liberty."
About the quote: Political slogan, quoted in Ho Chi Minh and His Vietnam : A Personal Memoir (1972) by Jean Sainteny, p. 172
Simple: Nothing is more important than freedom and independence.

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