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Wikipedia's article on Cao Dai, community-edited. Reliable for the 7 October 1926 Declaration of the Founding of the Cao Dai Religion signed by Ngo Van Chieu, following a Saigon spiritualist club active since 1925; the growth to over a million members by 1940, a fifth to a fourth of Cochinchina's population; the 1941 to 1946 French colonial exile of leader Pham Cong Tac and other Caodaist figures to penal colonies in Madagascar; the postwar communist government's ban on Caodaism after the April 1975 fall of Saigon; and the 1997 restoration of legal recognition, with diaspora communities established in North America, Cambodia, Europe and Australia after 1975.

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Author
Wikipedia contributors
Publisher
Wikipedia
Publication Year
2026
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cao_Dai
Source Type
reference
Assessment
Reliability Tier
3
Community-edited reference page, tier 3. Used for the 1925-1926 founding, 1941-1946 Madagascar exile, 1975 ban and 1997 legal recognition dates, each stated plainly in the article's own text.
Notes
Used for Cao Dai's founding, suppression and diaspora spread.
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Americas, Continents

This source names Americas directly: "Wikipedia's article on Cao Dai, community-edited."

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Cambodia, Countries

This source names Cambodia directly: "established in North America, Cambodia, Europe and Australia after 1975."

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Europe, Continents

This source names Europe directly: "in North America, Cambodia, Europe and Australia after 1975."

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Claims Backed By This Source (70 claims)

This source backs 70 claims across the atlas. As facts: 42 well-attested, 1 open question. As cited relationships: 15 holds, 3 connected. Plus 9 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Spread Events, 30 claims: 14 well-attested, 12 holds, 4 general references.
  • Articles, 18 claims: 12 well-attested, 3 connected, 3 general references.
  • Sources, 11 claims: 8 well-attested, 3 holds.
  • Open Questions, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 general references.
  • Religions, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 open question, 1 general references.

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