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District 1 of Ho Chi Minh city is Saigon

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Saigon the former capital of South Vietnam was renamed .?

Saigon was renamed as Ho Chi Minh City


What was Saigon renamed after the communist took over South Vietnam?

First it was called Saigon, now it is named Ho Chi Min city.


Who was Saigon renamed for after 1975?

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.


What was the old name of ho chi minh city?

The South Vietnamese capital Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh city in honour of him.


Who was Saigon named after following the fall of South Vietnam in 1975?

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.


What was Ho Chi Minh City before it was called Ho Chi Minh City?

Saigon.


Why did they change saigon to Ho Chi Minh?

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.


Why is saigon and ho chi minh city is the 2 major city?

Saigon is the old name of Ho Chi Minh city. 2 major cities are : Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Noi capital.


What is saigon called?

For some GIs it will always be called Saigon. But the tourists can call it Ho Chi Minh City.


Where is Saigon located on a map?

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.


What is the former name of no chi Minh city?

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam was formally known as Saigon.


Saigon Vietnam renamed for the founder of the Indochina Communist Party in 1975 is now called what?

It is now calledHo Chi Minh City.