Nguyễn Sinh Sắc (,1862–1929) was the father of
Ho Chi Minh
(: ; born ; 19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969), commonly known as (' Uncle Hồ'), also known as ('President Hồ'), (' Old father of the people') and by other aliases, was a Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman. He served as P ...
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His wife and The mother of Ho Chi Minh, was Hoàng Thị Loan (1868–1901), the daughter of his adoptive father and teacher. He passed the Confucian cử nhân examination in 1894 and in 1901 gained a second-rank (pho bang) position. He was a magistrate in the Binh Khe district (
Qui Nhơn
Quy Nhon ( vi, Quy Nhơn ) is a coastal city in Bình Định province in central Vietnam. It is composed of 16 wards and five communes with a total of . Quy Nhon is the capital of Bình Định province. As of 2019 its population was 457,400. H ...
), until he was demoted for abuse of power after a landlord whom he had ordered to be beaten died shortly after receiving a caning.
[Pierre Brocheux ''Ho Chi Minh: A Biography 2007'' Page 4 "9 As vice magistrate, Sac became known as a defender of the lowly and poor against the high and "wicked" – whether ... served as interpreter between the demonstrators and the French Resident Superieur). Nguyen Sinh Sac's luck ran out in 1910, when his temper got him into serious trouble. ... Sac then ordered the landlord to be beaten with a wicker switch, and the man died two months later.] Ho Chi Minh's parents' house is now preserved as the
Kim Liên museum.
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Vietnamese government officials
1862 births
1929 deaths
Ho Chi Minh
People from Nghệ An province