Alternative History
The Imperial Palace in Central Vietnam (Huế)

The former Imperial Forbidden Citadel in Hue hosts the official residence of the Indochinese federal president

The Capital District of Hồ Chí Minh (Vietnamese: Đặc khu thủ đô Hồ Chí Minh; French: District capitale de Ho-Chi-Minh), commonly and historically known as Huế, is the capital city and one of the five federal districts of the Federal Republic of Indochina. Home to two million people, it is the fifth largest metropolis and is the cultural and political centre of Indochina. It is the seat of the federal presidency, the premiereship, the supreme court, the Federal Assembly, and the Federal Senate.

Ho Chi Minh 1946

The federal district is named after Ho Chi Minh, first president and founding father

The city has been the capital of Cochinchina from 1738 to 1775, and of Vietnam during the Nguyễn Dynasty and the French protectorate of Annam from 1802 to 1945. Since the establishment of the federal republic in 1954, it has been the capital of Indochina. It was officially renamed in honor of Ho Chi Minh, founding father and the first prime minister, after his death in 1979.