Under the name Nguyen Ai Quoc, he petitioned the Allies for Vietnamese self-determination in Paris in 1917
He was a key 
figure in the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, .... for 
Vietnamese independence under the pseudonym Nguyn i Quc ("Nguyn the 
Patriot")... [DOC] [TLE] onestopcoldwarshop - Ho Chi Minh & The Viet Minh [PAR] Ho Chi Minh, actual name Nguyen That Thanh, born in a small village in ... his 
name and went by Nguyen Ai Quoc, meaning Nguyen the Patriot, he gained ... at 
Versailles demanding self-determination for all people under colonial rule.