Ho Chi Minh

American  

[hoh chee min] / ˈhoʊ ˈtʃi ˈmɪn /

noun

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

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Ho Chi Minh British  

/ ˈhəʊ ˈtʃiː ˈmɪn /

noun

1. 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)

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Ho Chi Minh Cultural  

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.

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

Example Sentences

In Cuba, Vietnam and China, images of Fidel Castro, Ho Chi Minh and Mao Zedong have long been present in government buildings, schools and private businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The bags were among 1,200 seized assets to be sold at the Ho Chi Minh City Asset Auction Service Center on Monday, according to local media.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Norriss runs a clothing factory outside of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, that makes millions of T-shirts and sweaters a year for celebrated streetwear brands like Stussy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

Ho Chi Minh City already ranks among the loudest cities in Asia, according to the United Nations, with noise pollution levels high enough to damage hearing.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

In the real world, Ho Chi Minh and his followers were Communists.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin