Historical Events tagged with "vesak"
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Social Movements & Civil Rights
South Vietnamese Soldiers Clash with Buddhists
May 8th, 1963 61 years ago
In Vietnam, a clash erupted when South Vietnamese soldiers, under the leadership of President Ngo Dinh Diem, opened fire on a peaceful gathering of Buddhists who were protesting a ban on flying the Buddhist flag during Vesak. The confrontation resulted in the tragic loss of nine lives, escalating tensions between the Catholic leadership and the predominantly Buddhist population.
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