Vạn Khánh

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Vạn Khánh is a commune () 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.

Vạn Khánh
Xã Vạn Khánh
Commune and village
Vạn Khánh is located in Vietnam
Vạn Khánh
Vạn Khánh
Location in Vietnam
Coordinates: 12°46′18″N 109°17′53″E / 12.77167°N 109.29806°E / 12.77167; 109.29806
Country Vietnam
ProvinceKhánh Hòa Province
DistrictVạn Ninh
Time zoneUTC+7 (UTC+7)

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