Po Dharma (9 October 1948–22 February 2019) was an activist of Vietnam. He was also a Cham cultural historian.

Po Dharma was a Cham, his birth name is Quảng Văn Đủ. He was born in Chất Thường Village (Cham: Palei Baoh Dana), Ninh Phước District, Ninh Thuận Province. He was one of FULRO leaders during Vietnam War. In December 1970, he was seriously injured on the battlefield of Kampong Cham against the North Vietnamese communist forces. Later, he quit his military career after seeking the permission of Les Kosem, and went to France.

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He obtained bachelor's degree in 1978, master degree in 1980, and PhD in 1986. His research was mainly about Champa history and Cham cultures.

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Po Dharma and his family were not allowed to return to Vietnam.

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Po Dharma died in Toulouse on 22 February 2019.

References

External links

Po Dharma - WorldCat Identities

1948 births

2019 deaths

People from Ninh Thuận province

Vietnamese Cham people

People of the Vietnam War

Vietnamese anti-communists

Vietnamese dissidents

Vietnamese expatriates in France

20th-century French historians

Historians of Vietnam