Vũ Kỳ


Kỳ was the personal secretary to Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh.
Vũ Kỳ was born Vũ Long Chuẩn in 1921 at Hương Canh, Vĩnh Phú. Ky obtained the post in 1945 after Ho Chi Minh had declared independence from France during the August Revolution, and remained until Ho's death in 1969. Ky was born Vũ Long Chuẩn and later renamed by Ho.