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But the main sects he attacked in 1955 were Cao Dai (Syncretic), Hoa Hao (Buddhist), and a criminal organization called Binh Xuyen.
Jonathan Schwarz: America, America, God Shed His Crazy On Thee 2008
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VietnamBuddhist 9.3%, Catholic 6.7%, Hoa Hao 1.5%, Cao Dai 1.1%, Protestant 0.5%, Muslim 0.1%, none 80.8% (1999 census)
Religions 2008
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Therefore Huntington proposes that the Viet Cong accept an arrangement rather like that of the Hoa Hao (who, he asserts, went through the typical evolution: development of social and political consciousness, confrontation with the Central Government, defeat by the Central Government, withdrawal from the national political scene, accommodation).
A Frustrating Task Huntington, Samuel P. 1970
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On page 80 we find "such an effort had to be the child of the North," even though elsewhere we read of the prominent role of the Cao Dai (p. 74), "the first major social group to begin actively opposing the Diem government" (p. 222), and of the Hoa Hao sect, "another early and major participant in the NLF" (p. 69).
A Special Supplement: The Responsibility of Intellectuals Chomsky, Noam 1967
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Buddhist 9. 3\%, Catholic 6. 7\%, Hoa Hao 1. 5\%, Cao Dai 1. 1\%,
The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Buddhist 9. 3\%, Catholic 6. 7\%, Hoa Hao 1. 5\%, Cao Dai 1. 1\%,
The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Buddhist 9. 3\%, Catholic 6. 7\%, Hoa Hao 1. 5\%, Cao Dai 1. 1\%,
The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Buddhist 9. 3\%, Catholic 6. 7\%, Hoa Hao 1. 5\%, Cao Dai 1. 1\%,
The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Government had a list of 45 individuals imprisoned because of their religious belief - including members of the Buddhist, Catholic, Protestant, Hoa Hao and Cao Dai faiths.
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There were conflicts between the government, dominated by minority Northern Catholics, and both the majority, and Hoa Hao.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
fbharjo commented on the word Hoa Hao
Hòa Hảo a continuation of a 19th-century Buddhist ministry known as Bửu Sơn Kỳ Hương ("Strange Perfume from Precious Mountains," referring to the Thất Sơn range on the Vietnamese-Cambodian border). Only fresh water, flowers, and incense are used in worship; no bells or gongs accompany prayers.
November 23, 2011