50th anniversary of Palach's death, Charles University, commemorative plaque, Tomas Zima, Jan Royt

50th anniversary of Palach's death, Charles University, commemorative plaque, Tomas Zima, Jan Royt

Plaque commemorating late student Jan Palach was unveiled in Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Charles University premises where coffin with his remains stood 50 years ago. Palach, a student of the Charles University's Faculty of Arts, set himself on fire in Prague on January 16, 1969 in protest against people's growing lethargy following the August 21, 1968 Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia. He died of fatal burns three days later, aged 20. On the photo are seen R-L Rector of the university Tomas Zima and Vice-Rector Jan Royt. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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