Biography
Ho led resistance to Japanese occupation and French reconquest. Dien Bien Phu in 1954 ended French rule. The country was partitioned. Reunification under the communist government came in 1975, after his death.
Asia · 1900–1950
HC
Primary revolution
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnamese Revolution
Founder of the Viet Minh, who declared Vietnam independent in 1945 and led the war against France.
Life
1890–1969
1890–1969
Place
Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi, Vietnam
Years
1945–1975
1945–1975
Map
21.0278, 105.8342
21.0278, 105.8342
Revolution
Theme. Independence · National liberation
Key figures. Vo Nguyen Giap
Outcome. End of French colonial rule and, after 1975, a unified Vietnam.
Casualties. The French and American wars killed millions of Vietnamese.
Influence. A reference for anti-colonial wars in the Cold War.