Ho Chi Minh City

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Ho Chi Minh City

a port in S Vietnam, 97 km (60 miles) from the South China Sea, on the Saigon River: captured by the French in 1859; merged with adjoining Cholon in 1932; capital of the former Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) from 1954 to 1976; university (1917); US headquarters during the Vietnam War. Pop: 5 030 000 (2005 est) Former name (until 1976)Saigon

Ho Chi Minh City

Present name of Saigon , Vietnam , named for the revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh .

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A photo at the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, historically known as Saigon, shows the damage at Cần Giờ mangrove forest.

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Many Vietnamese in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City — as Saigon is known today — say they simply refer to it as April 30.

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Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City and had also stalked five of its employees, according to authorities.

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And less than 1,500 feet away is a major river that flows into Ho Chi Minh City, population 9 million.

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Born into a Sino-Vietnamese family in Ho Chi Minh City, Truong My Lan started as a market stall vendor, selling cosmetics with her mother.

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