During this time, he lived in France and attended intellectual meetings. Author Karnow writes, "Like other nationalists of his generation who had lived in France or attended French schools in Vietnam, Nguyen Ai Quoc adsorbed the influence of the West but rejected its domination" (Karnow 1997, 109)
Ho Chi Minh was the son of a scholar and grew up in a poor village. According to one biographer, his real name was "Nguyen Van Thanh, which means Nguyen, who will be victorious" (Green 1996)
In any war. The country is also known for the resilience and determination of its people amidst the economic and political challenges that the country has been facing for a long time (Buttinger, 2010)
His father was a real nationalist, and he took some lessons from him. He had a burning desire to liberate his country from the French colonial rule (Corfield, 2009)
It gave him a boost in his political endeavor. Having been well traveled, aggressive, and popular, he managed to be the leader of northern Vietnam (Levine, 2013)