Hội Khánh
| Hội Khánh | |
|---|---|
  Hội Khánh Location of Hội Khánh in Vietnam | |
| Coordinates: 12°46′N 109°18′E / 12.767°N 109.300°ECoordinates: 12°46′N 109°18′E / 12.767°N 109.300°E | |
| Country |
 Vietnam |
| Province | Khánh Hòa |
Hội Khánh is a village in Vạn Ninh District in Khánh Hòa Province in central Vietnam. 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.
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