City of Westminster in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Ho Chi Minh

1890-1969

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 13, 2017

1. Ho Chi Minh Marker

Inscription.
Founder of
Modern Vietnam
worked in 1913 at the
Carlton Hotel
which stood on
this site

Erected by Britain Vietnam Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.

Location. 51° 30.478′ N, 0° 7.893′ W. Marker is in City of Westminster, England, in Greater London. Marker is at the intersection of Haymarket Street and Pall Mail when traveling south on Haymarket Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 80 Haymarket Street, City of Westminster, England SW1Y 4TE, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Herbert Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Her Majesty's Theatre (within shouting distance of this marker); Rugby Football Union (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Brigade of Guards (about 90 meters away); Robert Falcon Scott (about 120 meters away); John First Lord Lawrence (about 150 meters away); The 43 Group (about 150 meters away); William Ewart Gladstone (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in City of Westminster.

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Hồ Chí Minh (19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969), born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, also known as Nguyễn Tất Thành and Nguyễn Ái Quốc, was a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader who was Chairman and First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Vietnam. Hồ was also Prime Minister (1945–55) and President (1945–69) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). He was a key figure in the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, as well as the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the Việt Cộng (NLF or VC) during the Vietnam War....He led the Việt Minh independence movement from 1941 onward, establishing the Communist-ruled Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945 and defeating the French Union in 1954 at the battle of Điện Biên Phủ. He officially stepped down from power in 1965 due to health problems, but remained a highly respected inspiration for those Vietnamese fighting for his cause—a united, communist Vietnam—until his death. After the war, Saigon, the former capital of the Republic of Vietnam, was renamed Hồ Chí Minh City....At various points between 1913 and 1919, Thành claimed to have lived in West Ealing, and later in Crouch End, Hornsey. He reportedly worked as either a chef or dish washer (reports vary) at the Drayton Court Hotel in West Ealing. It
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 13, 2017

2. Ho Chi Minh Marker - Wide View
The marker is found to the left of the Haymarket Street entrance to the New Zealand House (the NZ diplomatic mission to the UK).
is claimed that he trained as a pastry chef under Auguste Escoffier at the Carlton Hotel in the Haymarket, Westminster, but there is no evidence to support this. However, the wall of New Zealand House, home of the New Zealand High Commission, which now stands on the site of the Carlton Hotel, displays a blue plaque, stating that Hồ Chí Minh worked there in 1913. Thành was also employed as a pastry boy on the Newhaven–Dieppe ferry route in 1913. (Submitted on October 20, 2017.)

<i>Carlton Hotel, Pall Mall, London.</i> image. Click for full size.

circa 1910

3. Carlton Hotel, Pall Mall, London.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 726 times since then and 90 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 19, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 2, 3. submitted on October 20, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.