The north Vietnamese
Saigon was renamed as Ho Chi Minh City
District 1 of Ho Chi Minh city is Saigon
Yes, Saigon and Ho Chi Minh City are the same city in Vietnam. The city was officially renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976 after the reunification of North and South Vietnam.
Yes, Ho Chi Minh City and Saigon are the same city in Vietnam. The city was officially renamed from Saigon to Ho Chi Minh City in 1976 after the reunification of North and South Vietnam.
Saigon is now officially known as Ho Chi Minh City.
Saigon was renamed for HO CHI MINH, the first leader of North Vietnam and an ardent campaigner for Vietnamese Unification. However, even though the city has been renamed Ho Chi Minh City on most official maps and in official Vietnamese correspondence, most Vietnamese still call the city Saigon.
First it was called Saigon, now it is named Ho Chi Min city.
Saigon became Ho Chi Minh City. It was named after the former Chairman of North Vietnam. He had served for most of the war with the South.
Saigon.
The population of Ho Chi Minh City is 7,396,446.
Ho Chi Minh City was created in 1976.
The South Vietnamese capital Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh city in honour of him.