Vạn Khánh
Vạn Khánh is a commune (xã) and village in Vạn Ninh District, Khánh Hòa Province, in Southeast Vietnam. 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 | |
Vạn Khánh Location in Vietnam | |
| Coordinates: 12°46′18″N 109°17′53″E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Province | Khánh Hòa Province |
| District | Vạn Ninh |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (UTC+7) |
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