Ho Chi Minh Thought

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Ho Chi Minh Thought is an Authoritarian Left ideology which applies the characteristics of Marxism–Leninism to (North) Vietnam. Although named after him, Ho Chi Minh Thought is not based exclusively on Ho Chi Minh's ideas, as it is also based on the ideas of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), and may include ideas espoused by the CPV, even if they differ from, or build upon Ho Chi Minh's own ideas. Similarly to Maoism, Ho Chi Minh Thought emphasizes the peasantry as the most important revolutionary class, rather than the industrial proletariat. It is centered around values such as a national liberation, class liberation, independence, and a revolutionary attitude.

Beliefs

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History

Origins

Ho Chi Minh (born Nguyễn Sinh Cung) was a Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman. He served as Prime Minister of North Vietnam from 1945 to 1955 and President from 1945 until his death in 1969.

Nguyễn Sinh Cung was born during the 1890s (The exact year is disputed) in the village of Hoàng Trù, Central Vietnam under French colonial rule. His father Nguyễn Sinh Sắc was a Confucian scholar and teacher and later an imperial , and in accordance with confucian tradition gave his son a new name at the age of 10: Nguyễn Tất Thành meaning "Nguyễn the Accomplished".

Thanh (Ho) traveled the world throughout his youth and lived and worked in both France, the UK, the US, the Soviet Union, and China (ROC) constantly changing his identity and backstory whenever it suited his interests. Ho's early life is full of contradictions and is heavily disputed by scholars.

In 1941, Hồ Chí Minh returned to Vietnam to lead the Việt Minh independence movement against the Japanese and French Fascist Imperial Forces. The Vietnamese anti-colonial resistance during the Pacific War was heavily by the US through the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the predecessor to CIA.

Following the August Revolution (1945) organized by the Việt Minh, Hồ Chí Minh became Chairman of the Provisional Government (Premier of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and issued a Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Although he convinced Emperor Bảo Đại to abdicate, his government was not recognized by any country. US President Harry S. Truman was much less interested in the decolonization of Asia than his predecessor Franklin D. Roosevelt was and turned against the Vietnamese cause for independence from their French Colonial Overlords.

Land Reform

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Vietnam War

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Viet Cong

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Tet Offensive

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Paris Peace Accords

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Fall of Saigon

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Third Indochina War

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Đổi Mới

Đổi Mới - Đổi Mới which means "renovation" or "innovation" in Vietnamese is the name given to the economic reforms initiated by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) during the late 1980s with the supposed goal of creating a "socialist-oriented market economy". One of the original advocates for Đổi Mới was Võ Văn Kiệt who served as Prime Minister of Vietnam from 1991 to 1997.

Võ Văn Kiệt can be seen as Vietnam's equivalent of Deng Xiaoping as he oversaw his nation's return to the world arena after decades of war and isolation and normalized relations with the US, ending 20 years of formal mutual enmity and American embargo after the fall of Saigon. Võ Văn Kiệt's advocacy for privatization and deregulation of the economy was met with much criticism from more conservative Party members and the CPV just like its Chinese counterpart became plagued by power struggles and factionalism between reformists and conservative members.

In the early 1990s, Vietnam accepted World Bank reform advice for market liberalization and the number of private enterprises increased, and investment from foreign corporations was encouraged thus moving Vietnam further and further away from Ho Chi Minh's vision of a communist society. As a result of vast privatization and economic reforms, Vietnam underwent a miraculous economic transformation in the 1990s. However, income inequality, negative environmental effects, exploitation by both domestic and foreign corporations, and high levels of corruption and nepotism still plague Vietnam to this day.

Modern Vietnam

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Vietnam-China Relations

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Laos

Kaysone Phomvihane Thought builds upon Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought developed by Kaysone Phomvihane, the first leader of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and is a variant of Marxism-Leninism adapted to circumstances and special time peiods of Laos. It includes views on the issues of basic principles of the Laotian Revolution, specifically the application and development of Marxism-Leninism to the material conditions of Laos.

How to Draw

Flag of Ho Chi Minh Thought

The flag of Ho Chi Minh thought is basically the Vietnamese flag.

  1. Draw a ball,
  2. Colour the ball red,
  3. In the centre, draw a yellow star,
  4. Add the eyes and you're done!
Color Name HEX RGB
Red #DA251D 218, 37, 29
Yellow #FFFF00 255, 255, 0


Relationships

Friends

Frenemies

  • Stalinism - Thanks for recognizing me but why did you refuse to my invasion of South Vietnam?
  • Tridemism - One of my main inspirations but I turned on you later as I banned all other political parties in Vietnam.
  • Maoism - True Chinese comrade! He inspired me, but later betrayed me.
  • Agrarian Anarchism - I love seeing fellow agrarians, but please get organized, comrades.
  • Agrarianism - Another fellow agrarian but he is skeptic about the economics of socialism.
  • National Syndicalism - Comrade who wants to return to simpler times, but why isn't he communist!
  • Titoism - We became more similar with time.
  • Authoritarian Capitalism - My current self due to actions of rightists like Võ Văn Kiệt and Nguyễn Tấn Dũng. However, General Secretary of Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyễn Phú Trọng does not seem to happy about it.
  • Kleptocracy - Corruption is a big problem in Modern Vietnam. However, actions have been taken to reduce it.
  • Neoconservatism - I remember when I absolutely wrecked you in the 1970s using the forest and gave you flashbacks, but after Doi Moi reforms we became friends because we both oppose China.
  • Dengism - Once we were mortal enemies but now I kinda admit that we followed the same path since I initiated the Doi Moi reforms. China is also one of Vietnam's largest trade partners which has received much domestic backlash.

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Further Information

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