Saigon.
For some GIs it will always be called Saigon. But the tourists can call it Ho Chi Minh City.
Saigon.
Saigon.
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.
Saigon was renamed as Ho Chi Minh City
First it was called Saigon, now it is named Ho Chi Min 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.
The South Vietnamese capital Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh city in honour of him.
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.
Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City after the fall of Saigon in 1975 by the new communist government, in honor of their great leader Ho Chi Minh. ...... I would dispute the fact that Ho Chi Minh is a "great leader." This is the viewpoint of the communists and certainly is not shared by all Vietnamese. If this was true, we wouldn't experience the great exodus of Vietnamese boat people after the fall of Saigon.
Saigon is the old name of Ho Chi Minh city. 2 major cities are : Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Noi capital.
For some GIs it will always be called Saigon. But the tourists can call it Ho Chi Minh City.
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.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam was formally known as Saigon.
It is now calledHo Chi Minh City.