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Li Hongzhi
Chinese religious leader and dissident
In this Chinese name, the family name is Li (李).
Li Hongzhi (Chinese: 李洪志; born 1951 or 1952) is a Chinese religious leader.
He is the founder and leader of Falun Gong, or Falun Dafa, a United States–based new religious movement. Li began his public teachings of Falun Gong on 13 May 1992 in Changchun, and subsequently gave lectures and taught Falun Gong exercises across China.
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In 1995, Li began teaching Falun Gong abroad, and settled as a permanent resident in the United States in 1998. Li's Falun Gong movement gained significant popularity in the 1990s, including in government and qigong circles, but was suppressed by the Chinese government in 1999 after it was officially accused of being a doomsday cult.[3] According to Freedom House, "Today, Chinese citizens who practice Falun Gong live under constant threat of abduction and torture.
The name of the practice, its founder Mr. Li Hongzhi, and a wide assort