Pham Cong Tac
Vietnamese Caodaist
About Pham Cong Tac
Lived 1890 – 1959 (aged 68). Pham Cong Tac was a clergyman.
Phạm Công Tắc (1890–1959) was a Vietnamese leader in the establishment and development of the Caodaism religion, founded in 1926. He was the head spirit medium and chief administrator of Cadaoism in Tây Ninh. He became the most influential medium of the religion following the death of Cao Quỳnh Cư in 1929, and was an initiator of the Caodaist canon.
Born to a Catholic father and a Buddhist mother, he attended the Lycée Chasseloup-Laubat in Saigon at age 16. He died in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in 1959, after three years in exile amidst the rise of Ngô Đình Diệm.
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Who was Pham Cong Tac?
Vietnamese Caodaist (1890-1959)
When was Pham Cong Tac born?
Pham Cong Tac was born on 21 June 1890.
When did Pham Cong Tac die?
Pham Cong Tac died on 17 May 1959.
What was Pham Cong Tac's occupation?
Pham Cong Tac was a clergyman.
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