19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969),[d] commonly known as Uncle Ho (Bác Hồ),[e][7] President Ho (Hồ Chủ tịch)[f] and by other aliases[g] and sobriquets,[h] was a Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman. He served as Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam from 1945 to 1955, and as President from 1945 until his death in 1969. Ideologically a Marxist–Leninist, he was the Chairman and First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Vietnam.