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Jean-Claude Miche

French missionary
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Jean-Claude Miche (born, Bruyères-en-Vosges, Fr.—died Dec. 1, 1873, Saigon) was a French Roman Catholic missionary who was instrumental in securing a French protectorate over Cambodia in 1863. On arriving in Cochinchina (now part of southern Vietnam) in 1836, Father Miche was promptly condemned to death by the Vietnamese emperor, Minh Mang, who objected to Christian missionary activity in his realm. Miche was soon captured and remained imprisoned until his rescue on March 19, 1843. In...

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