Ho Chi Minh was a Vietnamese communist revolutionary leader who led Vietnam's independence movement from France and later unified Vietnam. He was born Nguyen Sinh Cung in 1890 in central Vietnam and used various names throughout his life including Nguyen Tat Thanh and Nguyen Ai Quoc. He worked in London and Paris in the early 1900s where he was exposed to socialism and joined the French Communist Party in 1920 advocating for Vietnamese independence.

1. HO CHI MINH 1890-1969
“I only follow one party: the Vietnamese party.”
AKA
Nguyen Sinh Cung
Nguyen Tat Thanh (Nguyen Who Will Be Victorious)
Nguyen Ai Quoc (Nguyen the Patriot)
Bac Ho (Uncle Ho)

2. BIO
Born on May 19, 1890, in the village of Kimlien,
Annam (central Vietnam),
Son of an official who had resigned in protest against French
domination of his country
Attended school in Hue, expelled for anti-French sentiments
In 1911 he was employed as a cook on a French steamship liner
Worked in London and Paris, where he was exposed to socialism