What important act is Thích Quảng Đức known for?
Self-immolation in protest
Creating a Buddhist temple
Writing religious books
Founding a monastery in Vietnam
Answer
In an act of self-immolation in protest against the oppression of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government led by Ngo Dinh Diem, Thích Quảng Đức, a revered Vietnamese Buddhist monk, set himself alight at a busy Saigon intersection on June 11, 1963.
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In what city did Đức self-immolate at a busy intersection?
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Who took the iconic photograph of Đức's self-immolation?
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