The answer to that question is Buddhist monks. This began in 1963 when protesters where shot
for demonstrating against the Buddhist’s Flag ban. This led to numerous protests by Buddhist
monks directed against President Ngo Dinh Diem. Diem was a Catholic whose
policies were partial to the Catholic minority.
Majority of the Vietnamese population was Buddhist and many were
oppressed by his policies. As a result many
monks held protests against his administration’s policies. One such demonstration led monks to set
themselves on fire. Later on a coup
overthrew Diem which led to his arrest and assassination on November 12, 1963.
