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Buddhist crisis
1963 political and religious tension in South Vietnam / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Buddhist crisis (Vietnamese: Biến cố Phật giáo) was a period of political and religious tension in South Vietnam between May and November 1963, characterized by a series of repressive acts by the South Vietnamese government and a campaign of civil resistance, led mainly by Buddhist monks.[1]
For the 1966 conflict, see Buddhist Uprising.
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Date | 8 May – 2 November 1963 (5 months, 3 weeks and 4 days) | ||
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The crisis was precipitated by the shootings of nine unarmed civilians on May 8 in the central city of Huế who were protesting against a ban of the Buddhist flag. The crisis ended with a coup in November 1963 by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), and the arrest and assassination of President Ngô Đình Diệm on November 2, 1963.