Vạn Khánh

Vạn Khánh is a commune (xã) and village in Vạn Ninh District, Khánh Hòa Province, in Southeast Vietnam.[1] 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.

For the Emperor of Vietnam, see Lê Thần Tông.
Vạn Khánh
Xã Vạn Khánh
Commune and village
Coordinates: 12°46′18″N 109°17′53″E
Country Vietnam
ProvinceKhánh Hòa Province
DistrictVạn Ninh
Time zoneUTC+7 (UTC+7)

References
  1. Ministry of Public Information in Vietnam Archived 2012-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
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