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e. Hồ Chí Minh[a][b] (born Nguyễn Sinh Cung; [c][d][e][3][4] 19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969), [f] colloquially known as Uncle Ho (Bác Hồ), [g][7] and by other aliases [h] and sobriquets, [i] was a Vietnamese communist revolutionary and politician. He served as prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam from 1945 to 1955, and ...
The National flag is flown at half-staff in front the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum during Võ Nguyên Giáp's state funeral. General Võ Nguyên Giáp, who led the Viet Minh forces during the First Indochina War and the North Vietnamese forces during the Vietnam War, died on October 4, 2013, after a long stay at the 108 Hospital in Hanoi.
Funeral Date Country City No. of attendees Television audience Funeral of Ludwig van Beethoven: March 29, 1827 ... State funeral of Ho Chi Minh: September 9, 1969
The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is open five days a week, in the mornings on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. In the hot season (from April 1 to October 31): from 7:30 to 10:30; in the cold season (from November 1 to March 31 of the following year): from 8:00 to 11:00; on holidays, Saturdays, and Sundays, it opens 30 minutes longer.
When Ho Chi Minh died in 1969, he consolidated power to become the undisputed leader of North Vietnam. Upon defeating South Vietnam in the Second Indochina War in 1975, he subsequently ruled the newly unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam from 1976 until his death in 1986.
1921 Juhani Aho, author, the first person honoured with a state funeral in Finland. 1926 Eino Leino, author and poet. 1941 Kyösti Kallio, the 4th President of Finland. 1944 Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, the 3rd President of Finland. 1947 Vera Hjelt, member of Parliament, pioneer of work safety in Finland.
Ho Chi Minh decided that for propaganda purposes, the Armed Propaganda Unit had to win a military victory within a month of being established, so on 25 December 1944 Giáp led successful attacks against French outposts in the Battles of Khai Phat and Na Ngan. Two French lieutenants were killed and the Vietnamese soldiers in the outposts ...
On 26 August 2021, Phi Nhung was hospitalized at Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City after contracting COVID-19. [11] Her health deteriorated a month later, and she died on 28 September 2021, at the age of 51. Her remains were cremated and sent back to the United States days prior to her funeral.