The conflict pitted a range of forces , including the French Union 's French Far East Expeditionary Corps , led by France and supported Supporting by Bảo Đại 's Vietnamese National Army against the Việt Minh , led by Hồ Chí Minh and the People 's Army of Vietnam led by Võ Nguyên Giáp .

The Chinese accepted Receiving the Vietnamese government under Hồ Chí Minh , then in power in Hanoi .

On V-J Day , September 2 , Hồ Chí Minh had proclaimed Statement in Hanoi the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam ( DRV ) .

Hồ Chí Minh agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to negotiate the future status of Vietnam , but the talks Telling , held Defending in France , failed to produce a solution .

After over one year of latent conflict , all-out war broke out Process_start in December 1946 between French and Việt Minh forces as Hồ Chí Minh and his government went Self_motion underground .

The city was renamed Name_conferral Hồ Chí Minh City , after the late North Vietnamese President Hồ Chí Minh .

The city was renamed Name_conferral Hồ Chí Minh City , after the late North Vietnamese President Hồ Chí Minh .