Ho Chi Minh

[ hoh chee min ]

noun

1. 1890?–1969, North Vietnamese political leader: president of North Vietnam 1954–69.

Ho Chi Minh

/ ˈhəʊ ˈtʃiː ˈmɪn /

noun

1. Ho Chi Minh18901969MVietnamesePOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: nationalist leader original name Nguyen That Tan. 1890–1969, Vietnamese statesman; president of North Vietnam (1954–69). He headed the Vietminh (1941), which won independence for Vietnam from the French (1954)

Ho Chi Minh

1. A Vietnamese revolutionary leader of the twentieth century. Ho Chi Minh led the communists of Vietnam in their efforts to drive out the forces of Japan in the 1940s ( see World War II ), France in the 1950s ( see Dienbienphu ), and the United States in the 1960s ( see Vietnam War ). He died in 1969.

Notes

Saigon , the former capital of South Vietnam, was renamed Ho Chi Minh City after the communist victory there.

Example Sentences

Climate change has been affecting the development of coffee plants, according to Will Firth, a coffee consultant based in Ho Chi Minh City, in turn impacting bean yields.

From BBC

The company has since reviewed Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang as potential locations for investments, with Keith Strier, its vice president of worldwide AI initiatives, touring the cities last month.

From Seattle Times

On April 30, 1975, the South Vietnamese stronghold of Saigon — now known as Ho Chi Minh City — fell to communist forces.

From Los Angeles Times

An estimated 1,300 property firms withdrew from the market in 2023 and high-rises lie empty in major cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh.

From Seattle Times

Behind the stately yellow portico of the colonial-era courthouse in Ho Chi Minh City, a 67-year-old property developer stands accused of looting one of Vietnam's largest banks over a period of 11 years.

From BBC