Nhất Chi Mai (February 20, 1934 – May 16, 1967), born Phan Thị Mai and legally named Thích nữ Diệu Huỳnh, was a Buddhist nun who killed herself in an act of self-immolation in Saigon on May 16, 1967, in protest against the Vietnam War. == Early life == Nhat was born on February 20, 1934, in the Thai Hiep Thanh commune in the province of Tay Ninh.
Nhất Chi Mai (February 20, 1934 – May 16, 1967), born Phan Thị Mai and legally named Thích nữ Diệu Huỳnh, was a Buddhist nun who killed herself in an act of self-immolation in Saigon on May 16, 1967, in protest against the Vietnam War. == Early life == Nhat was born on February 20, 1934, in the Thai Hiep Thanh commune in the province of Tay Ninh.
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