Communist leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh" id="mwwQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ho Chi Minh">Ho Chi Minh</a> <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proclamation_of_Independence_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_Vietnam" id="mwwg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam">proclaimed</a> the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Vietnam" id="mwww" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="North Vietnam">Democratic Republic of Vietnam</a> after the end of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguyễn_dynasty" id="mwxA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Nguyễn dynasty">Nguyễn dynasty</a>.