Whilst the ideology is named after the Vietnamese revolutionary and President, it does not necessarily reflect the personal ideologies of Ho Chi Minh but rather the official ideology of the Communist Party of Vietnam.[6][7][8]
^Communist Party of Vietnam, (in Vietnamese), Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam xác định lấy Chủ nghĩa Mác-Lênin và tư tưởng Hồ Chí Minh là kim chỉ nam cho mọi hành động và thắng lợi của cách mạng Việt Nam. [The Communist Party of Vietnam determines that Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh's thought are the guideline for all actions and victories of the Vietnamese revolution.] {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^Gillespie, John Stanley (2006). Transplanting Commercial Law Reform: Developing a 'Rule of Law' in Vietnam. Ashgate Publishing. ISBN9780754647041.
^Thayer, Carlyle A. (8 June 2010). "Political Legitimacy in Vietnam: Challenge and Response". Politics & Policy. 38 (3): 423–444. doi:10.1111/j.1747-1346.2010.00242.x.