President Ho Chi Minh's Testament

The President Ho Chi Minh's Testament is a political document written by Vietnamese revolutionary and President Ho Chi Minh. In his thousand word testament, Ho Chi Minh extols his countrymen to continue the fight for independence and communist revolution in a unified Vietnam.[1][2][3] The testament also provides instructions for the Communist Party of Vietnam to lead the Vietnamese people towards socialism and national liberation.[4] The continues testament is the subject of wide discussion and study in Vietnam, and was central to the development of Ho Chi Minh Thought.

President Ho Chi Minh's Testament
AuthorHo Chi Minh
Published1969
Published in English1969
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In 1965, due to his deteriorating health, Ho Chi Minh began to write his last testament. The testament underwent multiple drafts and was finally published in 1969.[2]

References
  1. "The Last Testament of Ho Chi Minh". The Antioch Review. 29 (4): 497–499. 1969. JSTOR 4611077.
  2. "Hồ Chí Minh's testament lives on 50 years later". Viet Nam News. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  3. Quinn-Judge S. (2011) Ho Chi Minh. In: Casey S., Wright J. (eds) Mental Maps in the Early Cold War Era, 1945–68. Palgrave Macmillan, London
  4. Lacouture, Jean; Wainwright, William H. (1969). "On the Testament of Ho Chi Minh". The Antioch Review. 29 (4): 501–504. doi:10.2307/4611078. JSTOR 4611078.


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