Question

Where was Huynh Phu So exiled to?
(A) To Cambodia
(B) To Geneva
(C) To Paris
(D) To Laos

Answer 1

Hint: The country he was exiled to is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. Laos is a Southeast Asian country traversed by the Mekong River and known for mountainous terrain, French colonial architecture, hill tribe settlements and Buddhist monasteries.

Complete Step by Step Answer
Huynh Phu So was exiled to Laos. He was against all the wrongs happening in the French society such as useless expenditure and gambling and so he started a movement, Hoa Hao, in Mekong Delta which had many followers. Seeing this, the French society tried to suppress his movement by calling him mad, sending him to the mental asylum and then exiling him.

Additional InformationHe was born in the village of Hoa Hao, French Indochina in 1920 and was the son of a moderately wealthy peasant. As he was plagued by an illness, he was a mediocre student but after getting cured he used to propound his religious teachings. His teachings were mainly inspired by that of the teachings of Buddha and he was a brave and kind-hearted person. His teachings were designed primarily for the poor and the peasants.

So, the correct answer is option (D): To Laos. Huynh Phu So exiled to Laos.

Note: He started the movement as he was against the sale of child brides, gambling and the use of alcohol and opium. As this movement was becoming popular, the French declared him mad, calling him Mad Bonze and put him into a mental asylum. The doctor who had to declare him mad became his follower. Huynh Phu So was exiled to Laos and his followers were sent to concentration camps.