Prague, Czech Republic. Memorial to Jan Palach made from his death mask, in Namesti Jana Palacha / Jan Palach Square

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Jan Palach doused himself in petrol and set himself alight on 16 January 1969, resisting a return to communist rule after the 1968 Soviet invasion. He died of his injuries three days later.

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Location: Prague, Prag, Praha, Czech Republic, Europe
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