Buddhist crisis

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
political scandal
gptkbp:causedBy policies of President Ngo Dinh Diem
gptkbp:endDate November 1963
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Buddhist crisis
gptkbp:legacy highlighted religious discrimination in Vietnam
influenced US policy in Vietnam
gptkbp:location South Vietnam
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international attention
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:self-immolation_of_Thich_Quang_Duc
June 11, 1963 (Thich Quang Duc's self-immolation)
gptkbp:notableGroup gptkb:South_Vietnamese_government
Buddhist monk
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Thich_Quang_Duc
Ngo Dinh Diem
Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu
gptkbp:opposedBy Catholic-dominated government
gptkbp:protestedBy gptkb:Hue_Vesak_shootings
self-immolations
Saigon demonstrations
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:Buddhism_in_Vietnam
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:overthrow_of_Ngo_Dinh_Diem
increased US involvement in Vietnam
gptkbp:startDate May 1963
gptkbp:suppressedBy ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam)
Special Forces of South Vietnam
gptkbp:topic discrimination against Buddhists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ngô_Đình_Diệm
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6