Home›Sources›Cao Dai (Wikipedia)SourcesCao Dai (Wikipedia)WikipediaCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Cao Dai (Wikipedia)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/cao-dai-wikipedia.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Cao Dai (Wikipedia). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/cao-dai-wikipediaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-cao-dai-wikipedia, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Cao Dai (Wikipedia)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/cao-dai-wikipedia}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXWikipedia'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.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (70 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedWikipedia contributorsPublisherWell-attestedWikipediaPublication YearWell-attested2026URLWell-attestedhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cao_DaiSource TypeWell-attestedreferenceAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested3Community-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.NotesWell-attestedUsed for Cao Dai's founding, suppression and diaspora spread.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithAmericas, Continents Well-attested This source names Americas directly: "Wikipedia's article on Cao Dai, community-edited."Source Cao Dai (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributorstier 3Cambodia, Countries Well-attested This source names Cambodia directly: "established in North America, Cambodia, Europe and Australia after 1975."Source Cao Dai (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributorstier 3Europe, Continents Well-attested This source names Europe directly: "in North America, Cambodia, Europe and Australia after 1975."Source Cao Dai (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributorstier 3Claims 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.Disposition By TopicSpread 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.Well-attested42ArticlesHow France Exiled Cao Dai's Leader to MadagascarHow Ngo Van Chieu Declared the Founding of Cao DaiHow Vietnam's Communist Government Banned Cao DaiOpen QuestionsDoes Cao Dai Maintain A Codified Member Giving Obligation, Or Is Financial Support Purely Voluntary Offering?ReligionsCao ĐàiSourcesCao Dai (Wikipedia)Spread EventsFrance Exiles Cao Dai's Leader To MadagascarNgo Van Chieu Declares The Founding Of Cao DaiVietnam Grants Cao Dai Legal RecognitionVietnam's Communist Government Bans Cao DaiOpen question1ReligionsCao ĐàiHolds15SourcesCao Dai (Wikipedia)Spread EventsFrance Exiles Cao Dai's Leader To MadagascarNgo Van Chieu Declares The Founding Of Cao DaiVietnam Grants Cao Dai Legal RecognitionVietnam's Communist Government Bans Cao DaiConnected3ArticlesHow France Exiled Cao Dai's Leader to MadagascarHow Ngo Van Chieu Declared the Founding of Cao DaiHow Vietnam's Communist Government Banned Cao DaiGeneral References9ArticlesHow France Exiled Cao Dai's Leader to MadagascarHow Ngo Van Chieu Declared the Founding of Cao DaiHow Vietnam's Communist Government Banned Cao DaiOpen QuestionsDoes Cao Dai Maintain A Codified Member Giving Obligation, Or Is Financial Support Purely Voluntary Offering?ReligionsCao ĐàiSpread EventsFrance Exiles Cao Dai's Leader To MadagascarNgo Van Chieu Declares The Founding Of Cao DaiVietnam Grants Cao Dai Legal RecognitionVietnam's Communist Government Bans Cao DaiComments (0)No comments yet. 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