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Y Bham Enuol (Y Bhăm Êñuôl; Y Bham for short; 1923–20 April 1975) was a Rhade civil servant and a prominent figure in Vietnam War.
Y Bham Enuol was born in Buôn Ma Thuột, Đắk Lắk Province. On May 1, 1958, he established BAJARAKA, an organization to seek autonomy for minorities in Central Highlands. BAJARAKA was the predecessor of United Front for the Liberation of Oppressed Races (FULRO), which played an important role in Vietnam War. Y Bham was selected president of FULRO.
On 20 September 1964, Y Bham was arrested and deported to Cambodia. Later, he lived in Phnom Penh. When the Khmer Rouge seized Phnom Penh on 17 April 1975, Y Bham and other FULRO leaders living in Phnom Penh sought refuge in the French Embassy. On 20 April they were all taken out and executed. However, members of FULRO did not know of his death until, seventeen years later, Nate Thayer, a journalist from United States, informed the group that Y Bham had been executed.