# Thích Quảng Đức

> A Vietnamese Buddhist monk who sat down at a Saigon intersection on June 11, 1963, doused himself in gasoline, and burned to death in protest of religious persecution. The photograph circled the globe and Kennedy called it the most emotionally powerful news image in history.

*Vietnamese monk who self-immolated in 1963*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/thich-quang-uc

## Identity
- **Born:** 1897
- **Died:** 1963-06-11
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born Lâm Văn Túc around 1897, Thích Quảng Đức lived as a Mahayana Buddhist monk under the South Vietnamese government of Ngô Đình Diệm, a Roman Catholic who actively persecuted Buddhists. On June 11, 1963, at a busy Saigon road intersection, Quảng Đức sat in lotus position and burned himself alive in protest. Malcolm Browne's photograph of the immolation won World Press Photo of the Year and forced international pressure on Diệm, who promised reforms but never delivered them. The dispute escalated: Special Forces raided pagodas across the country, seized Quảng Đức's heart, and killed others; more monks followed his example and self-immolated. Three months later, a US-backed coup overthrew Diệm, who was assassinated on November 2, 1963.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 61.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.7 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 24.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 37.4 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Topics
#Activists, #Activist, #Activism, #20th Century

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q271847)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_%C4%90%E1%BB%A9c)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Th%C3%ADch%20Qu%E1%BA%A3ng%20%C4%90%E1%BB%A9c)
- [থিক কুয়াং ডুক](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95_%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82_%E0%A6%A1%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95)
- [Thích Quảng Đức](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_%C4%90%E1%BB%A9c)
- [Thích Quảng Đức](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_%C4%90%E1%BB%A9c)
- [Thích Quảng Ðức](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_%C3%90%E1%BB%A9c)
- [Thích Quảng Đức](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_%C4%90%E1%BB%A9c)
- [Θικ Κουάνγκ Ντουκ](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%98%CE%B9%CE%BA_%CE%9A%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%B3%CE%BA_%CE%9D%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BA)
- [Thích Quảng Ðức](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_%C3%90%E1%BB%A9c)
- [Thích Quảng Đức](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_%C4%90%E1%BB%A9c)
- [Thích Quảng Đức](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_%C4%90%E1%BB%A9c)
- [تچ کوانگ دوک](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%DA%86_%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%AF_%D8%AF%D9%88%DA%A9)
- [Thích Quảng Đức](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_%C4%90%E1%BB%A9c)
- [Thích Quảng Đức](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_%C4%90%E1%BB%A9c)
- [טיק קואנג דוק](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%98%D7%99%D7%A7_%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%92_%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A7)
- [थिक क्वांग डुक](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97_%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95)
- [Thích Quảng Đức](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_%C4%90%E1%BB%A9c)
- [Thích Quảng Đức](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_%C4%90%E1%BB%A9c)
- [Տհիտ Կուանգ Դիկ](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8F%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%BF_%D4%BF%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A3_%D4%B4%D5%AB%D5%AF)
- [Thích Quảng Đức](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_%C4%90%E1%BB%A9c)
- [Thich Quang Duc](https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thich_Quang_Duc)
- [Thích Quảng Đức](https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_%C4%90%E1%BB%A9c)
- [Thích Quảng Đức](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_%C4%90%E1%BB%A9c)
- [ティック・クアン・ドック](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF)
- [Wikiquote](https://pl.wikiquote.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_%C3%90%E1%BB%A9c)
- [تتش كوان دك](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%B4_%D9%83%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AF%D9%83)
- [Thik Quanq Dık](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thik_Quanq_D%C4%B1k)

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