Who was president of Vietnam from 1945-54

The president of Vietnam from 1945 to 1954 was Ho Chi Minh. He was a key figure in the fight for Vietnamese independence from French rule. Ho Chi Minh declared independence for Vietnam on September 2, 1945, and subsequently became the President and the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, which is often referred to as North Vietnam. He was not only the political leader but also a symbol of the country's struggle for unification during the period of the First Indochina War against the French colonial forces.

Extra: Ho Chi Minh, born Nguyen Sinh Cung and also known as Nguyen Tat Thanh and Nguyen Ai Quoc, was an important communist leader. He was instrumental in the communist movement in Vietnam and founded the Indochinese Communist Party in 1930. His leadership continued until his death in 1969, throughout what is known as the Vietnam War (1955-1975), although he was not the country's president during that later conflict. The Vietnam War was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other anti-communist countries. Ho Chi Minh remains a national hero to many Vietnamese, with various tributes to his legacy, including a city named after him, Ho Chi Minh City. As part of school curriculum in many countries, the history of Vietnam and its leaders, like Ho Chi Minh, is taught in the context of decolonization, the Cold War, and the broader struggle for national self-determination.