Tag: independence

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• Hồ Chí Minh: a Biography (1890–1969)

  From his birth in Nghệ An to his years in Paris, Moscow and Guangzhou and his presidency of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, an outline of the life of Hồ Chí Minh.

  history · Updated 2026-05-21
• The August Revolution of 1945

  In August 1945 the Việt Minh seized Hanoi and other major cities during the brief power vacuum after Japan's surrender, and on 2 September Hồ Chí Minh declared Vietnamese independence.

  history · Updated 2026-05-17