Archive for June 11th, 2011

FATAL PROTEST ON THIS DATE IN 1963

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Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc, from Vietnam, burned himself to
death (below) at a busy intersection in downtown Saigon to protest
against the persecution of Buddhists by the government of South
Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem.

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President Ngo Dinh Diem

posted by Bob Karm in ANNIVERSARY,DEATH,HISTORY,POLITICAL and have No Comments