When did Uncle Ho write his first will?

1. What was the first job that President Ho Chi Minh did when he left his country to find a way to save the country on the ship Amiral Latouche Tréville?

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  Kitchen assistant

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  Waiter

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  Sailor

The correct answer is A: On June 3, 1911, President Ho Chi Minh (then Nguyen Tat Thanh but using the name Van Ba) applied to be a kitchen assistant on the Amiral Latouche Tréville, a large cargo and passenger ship of the Five Star Company that was preparing to leave Saigon port for Marseille, France. On June 5, 1911, the ship left Nha Rong port, carrying a young Vietnamese man with the ambition of finding a way to save the country. As a kitchen assistant, Van Ba ​​had to work from 4am, cleaning the kitchen, lighting the stove, carrying loads, picking vegetables, washing pots and pans, and serving the main kitchen.

2. In England, to make a living, what hard manual jobs did President Ho Chi Minh do before working as a kitchen assistant in a hotel?

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  Go to work, work as a waiter

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  Porter at the dock

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  Snow shoveling and furnace

The correct answer is option C: Around the beginning of 1913, President Ho Chi Minh left the US by ship to Havre (France), then to England. To live in England, he worked as a snow shoveler for a school, then switched to working as a stoker from early morning to late at night in a stuffy, closed tunnel.

3. When doing revolutionary activities in Thailand, who did President Ho Chi Minh disguise himself as to hide his identity?

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  Monk

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  herbalist

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  Teacher

The correct answer is A: While participating in revolutionary activities in Thailand (then called Siam) under the alias Thau Chin, President Ho Chi Minh did many jobs such as digging wells, breaking ground to make gardens, carrying bricks, and building schools for overseas Vietnamese children. Author Tran Dan Tien in the book Stories about President Ho's life wrote: "In addition to digging land and trading, Mr. Nguyen also did propaganda and organizational work. The 'Vietnam Friendly Association' was established, and a weekly newspaper, Than Ai, was published. Previously in China, Mr. Nguyen propagated about the country from the North. Now in Siam, he propagated about the country from the West." His activities, although extremely careful, could not be kept completely secret. The French colonialists became suspicious and sent secret agents to investigate. He was closely monitored. When facing danger, he even had to take refuge in a temple, temporarily cut his hair, and become a monk to continue his activities.

4. On each birthday in the last years of his life, what special thing did Uncle Ho usually spend time doing?

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  Write and edit a will

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  Visit the elderly and children

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  Have an intimate meal with the driver and security guard

The correct answer is option A: According to the memoir “Uncle Ho writes a will” first published in 1989, on the morning of May 10, 1965, Uncle Ho told his secretary to get him ten sheets of blank paper and a large envelope when he came to work. At exactly 9:00 a.m., Uncle Ho sat down attentively and wrote the first lines in the “Top Secret” document to leave behind for the future. That day, Uncle Ho wrote the opening lines of his will: “Choose a day in May, on the occasion of my birthday; choose exactly 9:00 a.m., the most beautiful hour of the day; choose exactly when I was in the best health in recent years… to write about the day of my departure, how peaceful and leisurely it was!”. In the following years, 9:00 a.m. from May 10 to May 20 - Uncle Ho's birthday - became the “sacred” and “inviolable” time when the secretary arranged his work schedule. After each year's editing, the document was put in an envelope by Uncle Ho - President Ho Chi Minh, given to the secretary and told "remember to give it back to me next year".

5. When did you write your first will?

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  May 15, 1965

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  May 17, 1965

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  May 19, 1965

The correct answer is A: Uncle Ho wrote his first Will on May 15, 1965, when he was 75 years old, and revised his Will for the last time on May 10, 1969. For the last revision, for 10 consecutive days (from May 10 to 19, 1969), Uncle Ho read and revised his Will every day. Each time, he spent a full hour (from 9 to 10 am).

6. Who was the secretary beside Uncle Ho for a quarter of a century?

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  Do Dinh Thien

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  Nguyen Huyen

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  Vu Ky

The correct answer is option C: Comrade Vu Ky (1921 - 2005) whose birth name was Vu Long Chuan, born on September 26, 1921 in Huong Canh, Vinh Phuc, originally from Me Son commune, now Nguyen Trai commune, Thuong Tin district, Hanoi. Comrade Vu Ky was Uncle Ho's close secretary for a quarter of a century until his death. When the Central Committee selected him to serve Uncle Ho from Viet Bac to Hanoi at the end of 1945, Vu Ky was only 24 years old, a former student of Buoi school and had been a revolutionary for 5 years. This young man had a bright smile and a scholarly appearance. He was named by President Ho Chi Minh after his wishes: Truong, Ky, Khang, Chien, Nhat, Dinh, Thang, Loi.

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Source: https://tienphong.vn/bac-ho-viet-di-chuc-lan-dau-tien-vao-ngay-nao-post1743589.tpo