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NYT Obituaries on Twitter: "Ho Chi Minh, North Vietnamese president, died on Sept. 2, 1969. http://t.co/LwmVQ66Kiq http://t.co/TqqLb5ID4P" / Twitter
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President Ho Chi Minh death anniversary marked in hometown | Culture - Sports | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)
![Vietnam: President Ho Chi Minh with Vietnamese school children. Vietnamese icon Hồ Chí Minh (19 May 1890—2 September 1969) was a Vietnamese Marxist revolutionary leader who was prime minister (1945–1955) and president ( Vietnam: President Ho Chi Minh with Vietnamese school children. Vietnamese icon Hồ Chí Minh (19 May 1890—2 September 1969) was a Vietnamese Marxist revolutionary leader who was prime minister (1945–1955) and president (](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B00W50/vietnam-president-ho-chi-minh-with-vietnamese-school-children-vietnamese-icon-h-ch-minh-19-may-18902-september-1969-was-a-vietnamese-marxist-revolutionary-leader-who-was-prime-minister-19451955-and-president-19451969-of-the-democratic-republic-of-vietnam-north-vietnam-he-famously-led-the-vietcong-during-the-vietnam-war-until-his-death-it-is-interesting-to-note-that-before-taking-up-arms-and-ultimately-defeating-the-us-army-in-his-younger-years-ho-chi-minh-worked-in-the-usa-as-a-chefs-helper-on-a-ship-and-as-a-baker-in-harlem-new-york-2B00W50.jpg)