<P> Vietnamese revolutionary leader Hồ Chí Minh declared independence from France on 2 September 1945 and announced the creation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam . France reasserted its colonial dominance and a war ensued between France and the Viet Minh , led by President Ho Chi Minh . The Viet Minh ( `` League for the Independence of Vietnam '' ) was a coalition of nationalist groups , mostly led by communists . In February 1951 , the communists announced the creation of the Lao Động Party ( Labor Party ) , gradually marginalizing non-communists in the Việt Minh . </P>
<P> Vietnamese revolutionary leader Hồ Chí Minh declared independence from France on 2 September 1945 and announced the creation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam . France reasserted its colonial dominance and a war ensued between France and the Viet Minh , led by President Ho Chi Minh . The Viet Minh ( `` League for the Independence of Vietnam '' ) was a coalition of nationalist groups , mostly led by communists . In February 1951 , the communists announced the creation of the Lao Động Party ( Labor Party ) , gradually marginalizing non-communists in the Việt Minh . </P>
the leader of the communist forces in north vietnam was
the leader of the communist forces in north vietnam was
President Ho Chi Minh
President Ho Chi Minh