First it was called Saigon, now it is named Ho Chi Min city.
In 1975, Saigon was merged with the surrounding province of Gia Dinh and renamed Ho Chi Minh City.
Ho Chi Min City.
I believe that is the name.
It was named after Ho Chi Min, the leader of the communists.
Saigon was renamed "Ho Chi Minh City", named after Vietnamese socialist leader and militant Ho Chi Minh.
"Saigon" was a French name, and the Vietnamese didn't particularly like the French.
It was renamed to honour Ho Chi Minh, after the fall of Saigon.
Saigon
Saigon was renamed as Ho Chi Minh City
It was never moved. Saigon was the capital of South Vietnam after it was divided after the negotiations at Geneva and Hanoi was the capital of North Vietnam. When the North Vietnamese and the PLAF/NLF (communist forces in South Vietnam) won the Vietnam war, they renamed Saigon Ho Chi Minh city I believe.
Saigon is in South Vietnam - below China _____________ Saigon and South Vietnam no longer exist. South and North Vietnam were merged into Vietnam and Saigon was renamed to Ho-Chi-Minh City or Thanh-pho Ho-Chi-Minh. It is located at 10.45 N Latitude and 106.40 E Longitude.
The South Vietnamese capital Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh city in honour of him.
First it was called Saigon, now it is named Ho Chi Min city.
First it was called Saigon, now it is named Ho Chi Min city.
The capital of South Vietnam before the Vietnam War is Saigon. It is still used today, but Ho Chi Minh City is more common these days.
became Communist and reunited with North Vietnam
The communist North Vietnam or PAVN and their allies vs. the Republic South Vietnam with America and their allies
Saigon was the capital of the Republic of Vietnam, or "South Vietnam." It is now Ho Chi Minh City. Hanoi was the capital of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, or "North Vietnam." It is now the capital of the whole nation.
Ho Chi Minh, the communist revolutionary who lead North Vietnam in the reunification of his country. Although the city is formally named Ho Chi Minh City (or HCMC), locals still refer to it in the old Indo-China name of SaiGon.
At the South Vietnam Presidential Palace compound in Saigon on April 30, 1975 when North Vietnamese communist forces accepted the surrender of South Vietnam.