Tu Bông
Tu Bông
Xã Tu Bông | |
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Commune and village | |
Tu Bông Location in Vietnam | |
| Coordinates: 12°46′18″N 109°17′53″E / 12.77167°N 109.29806°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Province | Khánh Hòa Province |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (UTC+7) |
Tu Bông is a commune (xã) and village in Khánh Hòa Province, in Southeast 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.