He was voted as one of the top influential leader's of the Twentieth Century by Time Magazine. And If he wasn't popular why would other countries have his statue and have streets name after him in many countries and even in China. Don't get mad that Chairmen Mao wasn't as popular as Uncle Ho
India
Statue of President Ho Chi Minh and Ho Chi Minh Highway (Ho Chi Minh Sarani) in the city of Kolkata.
Highway Ho Chi Minh (Ho Chi Minh Marg) in capital Delhi. Moreover, there are number of Ho Chi Minh parks and Ho Chi Minh peaceful parks being placed in India.
Russia
The statue of Ho Chi Minh in Moscow. The statue of Uncle Ho in Ho Chi Minh square is located in intersection of Dmitri Ulianov Street (name of elder brother of communist V. I. Lenin) and “60- year October Revolution Avenue.
Ho Chi Minh Avenue and the statue of Ho Chi Minh in Zasviyazhski district, Ulyanovsk city, located near Volga River, about 893 km from Moscow capital on the east.
A memorial board marking activities of President Ho Chi Minh in the station of port city Vladivostok was inaugurated on the occasion of 119th birthday anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh.
Ho Chi Minh Institute and the statue of Uncle Ho are placed on the campus of the Saint Petersburg State University, inaugurated on the occasion of the 120th birthday of Uncle Ho (May 19, 2010).
France
The House number 9, lane Compoint, district 17, Paris capital is a place Uncle Ho stayed and did revolutionary activities from 1921 to 1923: participating foundation of “The French Colonial Union”, established the press Le Paria ( the miserable), etc.
“Ho Chi Minh space” at the Historical Museum in Montreuil city (about 15 km from Paris on the east) is a place where preserves artifacts of Uncle Ho during time He lived in France. The statue of Ho Chi Minh is placed in the campus of the museum.
Madagascar
The statue of Ho Chi Minh is placed in Ho Chi Minh park in Antananarivo capital. The statue is made of bronze and put on granite pedestal with total height of 3.4 meters. There is a copper plate engraving Uncle Ho’s famous saying: Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom. Also, in Antananarivo has avenue name after president Ho Chi Minh.
Venezuela
The statue of President Ho Chi Minh is solemnly placed on a high pedestal of 2 meters together with a flagpole with a yellow star and red flag fluttering on Simon Bolivar Avenue, capital Caracas.
Mexico
The statue was casted basing on the picture of photographer Dinh Dang Dinh when Uncle Ho was sitting to work in a garden of the President Palace.
The statue of President Ho Chi Minh sitting on a simple rattan chair and table, behind the top is golden inscription “Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom” in Spanish with his signature, put in park “freedom for the people, “the capital of Mexico.
Statue of President Ho Chi Minh in the city of Acapulco, Guerrereo state (southern Mexico) is located opposite the great national hero of Latin America Simon Bolivar, in Miguel Aleman Avenue, the main and largest boulevard in Acapulco city.
Cuba
The bronze statue of President Ho Chi Minh at the Peace Park next to Highway 26, one of the most beautiful park in the center of the capital La Havana, was inaugurated in 2003, on the occasion of the 113th birthday of Uncle Ho.
England
Ho Chi Minh monument in Carleton hotel where Ho Chi Minh worked to earn money in late 1913 (Now is headquarter of New Zealand embassy in London capital).
Mongolia
The bronze statue of President Ho Chi Minh is in 1.07 meters high, put on a pedestal of 3.33 meters high, paved with granite stones in Ho Chi Minh High School, the capital Ulanbato. Here, in addition to the statue, there are many documents and artifacts of life in revolutionary activities of President Ho Chi Minh, the friendly cooperation between the two countries Vietnam – Mongolia.
China
House No. 248 and 250 (formerly the No. 13 and 13/1) Street Van Minh, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province where the party members first - class key employees were President Ho Chi Minh City directly training.
Ho Chi Minh museum in Jingxi, Longzhou and Liuzhou including: cave detained in Ho Chi Minh, Indonesia's hostel accommodation after he was released from prison (1943-1944), where the hotel is operating optimistic way network of leaders in Vietnam, Hong Lau is the number 1 place in Ho Chi Minh when presidents met and held talks with Prime Minister Chou En Lai ...
Memorial to President Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, Long Chau District, Guangxi display and store a lot of photos, documents and artifacts of President Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam's revolutionary cadres in the 18 years of space activities here.
Eight Route Army office on North Zhongshan Road, Guilin City, Guangxi Province where Ho Chi Minh is usually to read books or related work, currently exhibiting photographs and artifacts of the leaders of Vietnam .
Thailand
Monument to President Ho Chi Minh City Desk at village, district Ditch, Nakhon Phanom province where tourists and overseas Vietnamese in Thailand Uncle burned incense in remembrance ceremonies, festival, especially birthdays and Uncle's death anniversary as well as learn life and his career, particularly active time in Thailand in 1928-1929.
Monument to President Ho Chi Minh at equivalent Wen village, Xieng Phin commune, Muong district, Udon Thani province - where he has lived and worked from 1928 called Nine Contractors.
Laos
Memorial to President Ho Chi Minh in Xieng Vang, Do not draw district, Kham Muon province, was inaugurated and opened to visitors on the occasion of 122 anniversary of the birth of the People (05/19/2012).
Singapore
Memorial and statue of President Ho Chi Minh at the park Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore River. Memorial was inaugurated March 5/2008 in commemoration of the 118 th birthday and the 35th The diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Singapore. Statue of President Ho Chi Minh is the first monument honoring the show "Friends to our shores" of Singapore, opened in 2011.
Philippines
Statue of President Ho Chi Minh at the University of Laguna, Manila inaugurated to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the People (19/05/2010).
Statue of President Ho Chi Minh at the ASEAN park, Manila was inaugurated on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Vietnam (2011).