Frequent question: Did Ho Chi Minh speak French?

Ho Chi Minh spoke 6 languages. Despite a spotty education in Indochina, Ho Chi Minh was able to learn six languages, French, English, Russian,…

When did Vietnam start speaking French?

French was the official language of Vietnam from the beginning of French colonial rule in the mid-19th century until independence under the Geneva Accords of 1954, and maintained de facto official status in South Vietnam until its collapse in 1975.

Why did the Vietnamese hate the French?

The Vietnamese rejected French rule for pretty much the same reason that the American colonies rejected British rule. The reason for that is that the Vietnamese wanted to be free and independent just like people from just about every country want to be.

Is Ho Chi Minh Chinese?

Ho Chi Minh (originally Nguyen That Thanh) was born on 19 May 1890 in Hoang Tru in central Vietnam. … He travelled to southern China to organise a revolutionary movement among Vietnamese exiles, and in 1930 founded the Indo-Chinese Communist Party (ICP). He spent the 1930s in the Soviet Union and China.

Which language is closest to Vietnamese?

Regarding the closest cousin of Vietnamese language, it is Mường one, which is called by the same ethnic as “thiểng Mường”.

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