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21h 6min, may 28, 1963 y - Buddhist Crisis

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Period of political and religious tension in South Vietnam between May and November 1963, characterized by a series of repressive acts by the South Vietnamese government and a campaign of civil resistance, led mainly by Buddhist monks.
Diem (leader of the South) pavoured Catholics and not the Buddhists, which led to their persecution.

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21h 6min, may 28, 1963 y
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~ 63 years ago