Ho Chi Minh

noun

Vietnamese communist statesman who fought the Japanese in World War II and the French until 1954 and South Vietnam until 1975 (1890-1969)

• Syn: ↑Nguyen Tat Thanh

• Instance Hypernyms: ↑statesman, ↑solon, ↑national leader

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/hoh" chee" min"/

1890?-1969, North Vietnamese political leader: president of North Vietnam 1954-69.

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['hō 'chē 'min]

(1890 - 1969), Vietnamese communist statesman; president of North Vietnam 1954 - 69; born Nguyen That Thanh. He led the Vietminh against the Japanese during World War II, fought the French until they were defeated in 1954 and Vietnam was divided into North and South Vietnam, and deployed his forces in the guerrilla struggle that became the Vietnam War