Vạn Khánh is a commune (xã) and village in Vạn Ninh District, Khánh Hòa Province, in Southeast Vietnam.[1] It is best known for being the homeplace of the Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức, who burned himself to death in 1963 to protest the anti-Buddhist discrimination of then-President of South Vietnam, Ngo Dinh Diem.
Vạn Khánh
Xã Vạn Khánh | |
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Commune and village | |
Coordinates: 12°46′18″N 109°17′53″E / 12.77167°N 109.29806°E | |
Country | Vietnam |
Province | Khánh Hòa Province |
District | Vạn Ninh |
Time zone | UTC+7 (UTC+7) |
References
edit- ^ Ministry of Public Information in Vietnam Archived 2012-08-20 at the Wayback Machine