Hồ Chí Minh (Northern Vietnamese pronunciation : [ho̞˧˩ t͡ɕi˧˥ mɪŋ˧] Southern Vietnamese pronunciation : [ho̞˧˩ t͡ɕɪj˧ mɪ̈n˧] ; 19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969) born Nguyễn Sinh Côn or Nguyễn Sinh Cung also known as Nguyễn Tất Thành Nguyen That Thanh and Nguyễn Ái Quốc was a Vietnamese communist revolutionary leader who was prime minister (1945–1955) and president (1945–1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam).
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active years end date
1955-09-20, 1960-09-10, 1969-09-02
active years start date
1945-09-02, 1951-02-19, 1956-11-01
birth date
1890-05-19
birth place
Nghệ An Province, French Indochina, Kim Liên
death date
1969-09-02
death place
Hanoi, Vietnam, North Vietnam
LCCN Id
n/80/126088
nationality
Vietnam
order in office
1st President of Vietnam, Prime Minister of Vietnam, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam
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