Ho Chi Minh
1890 – 1969 · Vietnam · Philosophy, History
Wrote Vietnam's declaration of independence quoting Jefferson.
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- Karl Marx
1818 – 1883 · Political Economy, Philosophy
Leninist anti-colonialism is the form Marx's theory took in Vietnam.
- Sun Tzu
544 BCE – 496 BCE · Philosophy, History
The Art of War's doctrine of the weaker force choosing its ground underwrites Vietnamese protracted-war strategy.
- Sun Yat-sen
1866 – 1925 · Politics
The Three Principles of the People are a model for Vietnamese national revolution.
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544 BCE – 496 BCEThe Art of War is still on military and business curricula worldwide.
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50 – 135Enslaved teacher whose Discourses fixed the dichotomy of control at the heart of Stoic practice.