What was the date of Thích Quảng Đức's self-immolation?
June 12, 1963
June 10, 1963
June 11, 1963
June 13, 1963
Answer
The self-immolation of Thích Quảng Đức occurred on June 11, 1963, in Saigon, South Vietnam. In protest against the oppressive regime of President Ngô Đình Diệm and the discrimination faced by Buddhists in the predominantly Catholic country, Thích Quảng Đức set himself on fire in a busy Saigon intersection.
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