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, the nationalist leader of Vietnam, had been backed by the United States during Vietnam’s fight against the Japanese in World War II, but by 1945 the leader was pushing for independence from France and even turned to the Soviet Union for assistance. During the Cold War, this figure turned into a major opponent of the United States, eventually leading his country to victory over the USA in the Vietnam War.