Ho Chi Minh
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The little-known story of Vietnamese communist leader Ho Chi Minh’s admiration for the US
The founding father of modern Vietnam is Ho Chi Minh. He led Vietnam’s communist revolution against French colonial rule and then took on the United States. But it seems he long had an admiration for the US and repeatedly sought the country’s help in the decades before the Vietnam War.