Hồ Chí Minh (; Northern Vietnamese pronunciation: , Southern Vietnamese pronunciation: ; 19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969;
Chữ nôm: 胡志明), born
Nguyễn Sinh Cung,, also known as
Nguyễn Tất Thành and
Nguyễn Ái Quốc, was a Vietnamese
Communist revolutionary leader who was
prime minister (1945–55) and president (1945–69) of the
Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). He was a key figure in the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, as well as the
People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the
Việt Cộng (NLF or VC) during the
Vietnam War.