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Vietnam: Farmer eyes record as Ho Chi Minh's biggest fan.

Thai Press Reports

| November 20, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Thai News Services. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Section: General News - A farmer in the southern province of Soc Trang has been nominated for the Guinness Records Vietnam, because of his 30-year obsession with the life and times of President Ho Chi Minh.

Nguyen Van Nhung, who lives in Thoi An Hoi Commune, Ke Sach District, has spent the last three decades collecting Ho Chi Minh memorabilia, including over 1,500 photos, thousands of articles, paintings and poems by the national icon. I've been fascinated with Uncle Ho since I was a child, Nhung says. My grandmother used to tell me stories about him, as did soldiers stationed in our town. I developed a deep respect for our leader when I was quite young.

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