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.
11
Jun
FATAL PROTEST ON THIS DATE IN 1963
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