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Undated and unlocated picture of Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), the founder of the Viet nam Workers' Party. CHINA OUT N/B B/W (Photo credit should read /AFP/Getty Images)

Undated and unlocated picture of Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), the founder of the Viet nam Workers' Party.  CHINA OUT   N/B  B/W        (Photo credit should read /AFP/Getty Images)

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Picture taken in 1966 of Ho Chi Minh (alias Nguyên Ai Quôc, 1890-1969), the founder of the Indochina communist party (in 1930) and North Vietnamese President (1946). (Photo credit should read /AFP via Getty Images)

Picture taken in 1966 of Ho Chi Minh (alias Nguyên Ai Quôc, 1890-1969), the founder of the Indochina communist party (in 1930) and North Vietnamese President (1946).        (Photo credit should read /AFP via Getty Images)

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1969: Ho Chi Minh (1890 - 1969) President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

1969:  Ho Chi Minh (1890 - 1969) President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam).  (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)