many accomplishments during his lifetime, and without him, Vietnam would not be the way it is today. Ngo Dinh Diem was the president of South Vietnam after Vietnam was split in half. While Ngo Dinh Diem was against communism, Ho Chi Minh was for it. He wasn't as successful as Ho Chi Minh for he was ruthless. He brutally killed many monks in 1963 and damaged the already bad reputation of South Vietnam. He was assassinated in November 1963.
             Ho Chi Minh was considered a hero to a lot of his followers. The considered him a hero because he freed Vietnam from the French. Although he was one of the reasons the war started, many don't blame him. He helped Vietnam become an independent country, and most would agree that without him, Vietnam would not be as it is today. In 1930, Ho Chi Minh organized the Indochinese Communist Party. The Indochinese Communist Party was set out to oppose the French. Then in August of 1945, he established the Vietminh. Vietminh was a fierce guerilla army that eventually became the Vietcong or VC. A cou
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