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The city now known as Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh listen ⓘ) has gone by several different names during its history, reflecting settlement by different ethnic, cultural and political groups.
Following the partition of French Indochina, it became the capital of South Vietnam until it was captured by North Vietnam, who renamed the city after their former leader Hồ Chí Minh, though the former name is still widely used in informal usages.
Hồ officially stepped down from power in 1965 due to health problems and died in 1969. North Vietnam was ultimately victorious against South Vietnam and its allies. Vietnam was officially unified in 1976. Saigon, the former capital of South Vietnam, was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in his honor.
Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) was a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader who was Chairman and First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Vietnam, and later became Prime Minister and President of the...
The name "Saigon" harks back to the city's French colonial past, while "Ho Chi Minh City" honors the revolutionary leader who played a pivotal role in Vietnam's independence. Locals and visitors use both names interchangeably, reflecting the city's blend of old and new.
The above definition shows that the former name Sai Gon refers to the locality Cho Lon now and the place which they currently calls Sai Gon was Ben Thanh in the past. This assertion was ensured by two English peoples Crawford and Finlayson having come Vietnam en 1922. According to what they told, Sai Gon and Ben Nghe were two different cities.
Formerly (until 1976): Saigon. Ho Chi Minh City, largest city in Vietnam. It was the capital of the French protectorate of Cochinchina (1862–1954) and of South Vietnam (1954–75). The city lies along the Saigon River (Song Sai Gon) to the north of the Mekong River delta, about 50 miles (80 km) from the South China Sea.
Saigon is the former name of Ho Chi Minh City, one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Vietnam. The name Saigon has intrigued people since the early 20th century, when the French made efforts to understand its origin.
The city now known as Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh listen ⓘ) has gone by several different names during its history, reflecting settlement by different ethnic, cultural and political groups.
In 1975, the North of Vietnam won the war and changed the name of Saigon to Ho Chi Minh City, in honour of the prime minister, a revolutionary leader of the communist party. The name change was not voluntary on the part of those living in the South; it was a statement of the North’s success.