00:00In Cambodia, eager to win over the local population in the face of European colonizers, the Japanese played the card of...
00:06'alliance with the Buddhist clergy, gaining the sympathy of some of the monks, and in particular that of the dignitary M.
00:12Chieu, professor at the Buddhist Institute.
00:14On July 18, 1942, Mr. Chieu and another monk were suspected of subversive activities and arrested by the French.
00:22who do not bother to notify the Buddhist hierarchy as custom dictates.
00:26Two days later, Pash Chahen, editor-in-chief of Nagaravata, took to the streets of Phnom Penh.
00:322000 demonstrators, including many monks, protested to the Resident General.
00:37The event is known as the "Umbrella Revolt," in reference to the umbrellas brandished by a
00:43part of the monks.
00:43The demonstration ended in a riot, and the police crackdown led to numerous arrests, including that of Pash Chahen.
00:50Mr. Chieu was deported to the penal colony. Son Ngok Tan, on the other hand, fled to Thailand and then to Japan, where he received
00:56the support of the imperial authorities.
00:59The "Umbrella Revolt" is considered the first public manifestation of the young Khmer nationalism.
01:05The "Umbrella Revolt" is considered the first public demonstration.
01:09The "Umbrella Revolt" is considered the first public demonstration.
01:09THANKS.
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