Thích Quảng Độ

Thích Quảng Độ (; 27 November 1928 – 22 February 2020) was a Vietnamese Buddhist monk and scholar. He was the patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) from 2008 until his death.Self-Immolation 'Only Possible Recourse', RFA, 17 February 2012 He was detained repeatedly by the communist authorities in the last 45 years of his life.

In 2002, he was awarded the Homo Homini Award for human rights activism. He was also awarded the Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

He died on 22 February 2020 in Ho Chi Minh City of diabetes-related problems at the age of 91. 

References

Other websites
  Video: interview of Thích Quảng Độ under house arrest (Oslo Freedom Forum, 2010) 

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