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Jan 16 • 06:44 UTC • 🇭🇷 Croatia • Index.hr

He thought his people were apathetic, so he set himself on fire in the city square

Jan Palach, a Czech student, became known for his self-immolation in Prague on January 16, 1969, as a protest against the apathy of his nation during the Prague Spring.

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