About Thich Huyen Quang
Lived 1919 – 2008 (aged 88). Thich Huyen Quang was a Vietnamese human rights defender.
Thích Huyền Quang (19 September 1919 – 5 July 2008 ) was a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, dissident and activist. At the time, he was the Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, a currently banned organisation in his homeland. He was notable for his activism for human and religious rights in Vietnam.
In 1977, Quang wrote a letter to then-Prime Minister Phạm Văn Đồng detailing counts of oppression by the communist regime. For this, he and five other senior monks were arrested and detained.
In 2002, he was awarded the Homo Homini Award for his human rights activism by the Czech group People in Need, which he shared with Thích Quảng Độ and Father Nguyễn Văn Lý.
Death Quang died peacefully on Saturday, 5 July 2008, aged 88, at his monastery. His funeral was held on Friday, 11 July 2008, without incident.
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Who was Thich Huyen Quang?
Vietnamese Buddhist patriarch and activist (1919-2008)
When was Thich Huyen Quang born?
Thich Huyen Quang was born on 19 September 1919 in Bình Định.
When did Thich Huyen Quang die?
Thich Huyen Quang died on 5 July 2008.
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Thich Huyen Quang was a human rights defender.
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Thich Huyen Quang was Vietnamese.
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