Thich Quang Duc Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Thich Quang Duc, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Vietnam.

2 records1963–19632 events1 places

Chronological biography

1963

Self-Immolation11 June 1963

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · Monk · Buddhist monk · Saigon

Self-immolates in protest against the Diem government's treatment of Buddhists

Self-Immolation Crisis11 June 1963

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · Monk · Buddhist monk · Saigon

His self-immolation intensifies US concern over the Diem government

Titles and roles

Monk · Buddhist monk

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.