Buddhist crisis (1963)

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf political scandal
gptkbp:cause religious discrimination against Buddhists
gptkbp:describes A period of political and religious tension in South Vietnam in 1963, marked by protests by Buddhists against the government of President Ngo Dinh Diem.
gptkbp:endDate November 1963
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Buddhist crisis (1963)
gptkbp:location South Vietnam
gptkbp:mainOpposingParty gptkb:Ngo_Dinh_Diem_government
Buddhist majority
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:self-immolation_of_Thich_Quang_Duc
gptkb:Hue_Vesak_shootings
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:Thich_Quang_Duc
gptkb:Buddhism_in_Vietnam
gptkb:Catholic_Church_in_Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
gptkbp:result gptkb:overthrow_of_Ngo_Dinh_Diem
increased US involvement in Vietnam
gptkbp:startDate May 1963
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vietnamese_Buddhism
gptkb:Vietnamese_Buddhists
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5