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“He appeared so frail and yet was, in fact, so indomitable” - Unidentified U.S. Intelligence Officer

HO CHI MINH. “He appeared so frail and yet was, in fact, so indomitable” - Unidentified U.S. Intelligence Officer. PREVIEW. Ho Chi Minh’s Life: Family background and education Formation of political beliefs Ho Chi Minh’s Achievement: Leading the Indochinese Communist

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“He appeared so frail and yet was, in fact, so indomitable” - Unidentified U.S. Intelligence Officer

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  1. HO CHI MINH “He appeared so frail and yet was, in fact, so indomitable”- Unidentified U.S. Intelligence Officer

  2. PREVIEW • Ho Chi Minh’s Life: • Family background and education • Formation of political beliefs • Ho Chi Minh’s Achievement: • Leading the Indochinese Communist • Bring independence back to Vietnamese • Ho Chi Minh’s Significance: • The icon of Vietnamese Independence • The foundations of current Vietnamese’s beliefs  

  3. Ho Chi Minh’s Life • Family Background: • Family of scholar-revolutionaries • Born in Nghe An - City of Revolution • Education: • Attended the prestigious National Academy • Learn and gain experience while travel • Beliefs: • Communism • Viet Nam’s independence

  4. Ho Chi Minh’s Achievement • Leading the Indochinese Communists: • Master 5 languages • Founding member of the French Communist • Publishing two anti-colonial journals • Organize communist movement in Indochina • Bring independence back to Vietnamese: • Declaration of Vietnamese independence • 30 years of wars

  5. Declaration of Independence • “All men are created equal; they are endowed by their • Creator with certain unalienable rights; among these • are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” • -- Ho Chi Minh   

  6. Declaration of Independence • “Vietnam has the right to be a free and independent • country – and in fact is so already.” • -- Ho Chi Minh

  7. Ho Chi Minh’s Significance • Icon of Vietnamese Independence: • A Washington of Vietnamese • Uncle “Ho” • “Saigon” Renamed to “Ho Chi Minh City” • The foundations of current system’s beliefs: • Independence • Communism

  8. Summary • Ho Chi Minh’s Life: • Family Background and Education • Formation of Political Beliefs • Ho Chi Minh’s Achievement: • Leading the Indochinese Communist • Bring independence back to Vietnamese • Ho Chi Minh’s Significance: • The icon of Vietnamese Independence • The foundations of current Vietnamese’s beliefs  

  9. Ho Chi Minh “He was one of the shrewdest, most callous, dedicated, and self-abnegating leaders, a man apart in the international Communist movement.”- Encyclopedia of World Biography

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