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Buddhist Uprising (1966)

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Da Nang · Huế · South Vietnam

Estimated casualties

150 – 800estimated dead

Several hundred killed in clashes between government forces and the Struggle Movement; precise total uncertain.

SOURCEscholarly

A 1966 revolt by Buddhist activists and dissident army units (the Struggle Movement) in central South Vietnam against the military government of Nguyễn Cao Kỳ. Government forces crushed the movement in Da Nang and Huế after weeks of fighting.

Belligerents2

South Vietnam (Nguyễn Cao Kỳ government)
Buddhist movement and dissident ARVN units

Sources

Wikipedia: Buddhist Uprising
UCDP Conflict Encyclopedia
Wikipedia — text reused under CC BY-SA 4.0

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Cite as: Buddhist Uprising (1966) (1966). War Atlas. https://waratlas.org/c/buddhist-uprising-1966 · Sources & methodology