HO CHI MINH

WHO WAS HE

• He was the Vietnamese communist revolutionary leader
• Prime minister (1945-1955)
• President of Democratic Republic of Vietnam
• He was a key member in the Vietnam War
• Lead the Viet Minh independence movement

CONTINUE

• He established the communist-ruled Democratic Republic of Vietnam
• He got Japan out of Vietnam in the last few days of WW2
• He defeated the French, who were looking to get back their imperial possession
• He had been all over the world in his early life
• He had seen what capitalism had to offer but preferred communism

INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT

• He lead the Viet Minh independence movement
• The army was a guerrilla warfare style
• It had many successful attacks on Japan and France when they were in Vietnam
• After forcing out the Japanese he publicized a Deceleration of Independence