Who was huynh phu so ? Mention main features of hoa hao movement.
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Features of hoa hao movement are:-
(i) The Scholars Revolt (1868) : Many religious movements were hostile to the Western presence in Vietnam. The Scholars Revolt of 1868 was against the French control and the spread of Christianity. It was led by the officials of the imperial court. About 300,000 Vietnamese had been converted to Christianity. A thousand Catholics were killed in the Ngu An and Ha Tien provinces in the general uprising. The French crushed the movement,yet it served to inspire other patriots to rise against the French.
(ii) The Hoa Hao Movement (1939) : It was a religious movement against the French, led by its founder, Huynh Phu So. He performed miracles and helped the poor. He opposed the sale of child brides, gambling, the use of alcohol and opium. The French declared him mad and put him in a mental asylum. He was declared sane even by the French doctors in 1946. The French exiled him to Laos and sent his followers to concentration camps.
These religious movements helped in arousing anti-imperialist sentiments.
(i) The Scholars Revolt (1868) : Many religious movements were hostile to the Western presence in Vietnam. The Scholars Revolt of 1868 was against the French control and the spread of Christianity. It was led by the officials of the imperial court. About 300,000 Vietnamese had been converted to Christianity. A thousand Catholics were killed in the Ngu An and Ha Tien provinces in the general uprising. The French crushed the movement,yet it served to inspire other patriots to rise against the French.
(ii) The Hoa Hao Movement (1939) : It was a religious movement against the French, led by its founder, Huynh Phu So. He performed miracles and helped the poor. He opposed the sale of child brides, gambling, the use of alcohol and opium. The French declared him mad and put him in a mental asylum. He was declared sane even by the French doctors in 1946. The French exiled him to Laos and sent his followers to concentration camps.
These religious movements helped in arousing anti-imperialist sentiments.
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He was the founder of a revolutionary nationalist movement 'Hoa Hao'. He performed miracles and helped the poor. His criticism against useless expenditure had a wide appeal. He also opposed the sale of child brigdes, gambling and the use of alcohol and opium. He was declared insane and was called 'Mad Bonze', and was put in mental asylum by the French colonisers. Later, he was relieved from the hospital but sent into exile to Laos and many of his followers were sent to the concentration camp.
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