Jan Palach
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Jan Palach was a Czech student who set himself on fire in 1969 to protest his country's loss of freedom following the Soviet invasion. His act of self-sacrifice became a powerful symbol of resistance to communist oppression and remains significant in Czech history as an example of extreme political protest.
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- 1948-08-11
- Died
- 1969-01-19
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The memorial to Jan Palach and Jan Zajíc in front of the National Museum during the 25th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution Jan Palach ( Czech pronunciation: [jan ˈpalax]; 11 August 1948 – 19 January 1969) was a Czech student of history and political economics at Charles University in Prague. His self-immolation in 1969 at the age of 20 was a political protest against the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 which brought an end to the Prague Spring.
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1969 deaths1969 suicidesBurials at Olšany CemeteryCollege students who died by suicideCzech anti-communistsPeople from Mělník DistrictPeople from PraguePrague SpringRecipients of the Order of Tomáš Garrigue MasarykSelf-immolations in protest of the Eastern BlocSuicides by self-immolationSuicides in Czechoslovakia