Vue Pa Chay

Paj Cai Vwj
𖬖𖬰𖬪𖬵 𖬋𖬯 𖬘𖬲𖬜
This picture was taken in May 26, 1920, Laos
Born1899/1900
Laos
Died1921 (1922)
French Indochina
Known forLeader of a Hmong rebel against the Heavy French taxation during French Indochina

Pa Chay Vue, (RPA: Paj Cai Vwj or Puas Cai Vwj; Pahawh: 𖬖𖬰𖬪𖬵 𖬋𖬯 𖬘𖬲𖬜), commonly referred to as Pa Chay or Batchai, led the Hmong people in the War of the Insane revolt against French rule in French Indochina from 1918 to 1921. He was considered a hero among the Hmong nationalists, but regarded as a crazed man among the French-subdued Hmong, but in present times, he is unanimously considered a national hero.

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