Wenceslas Square, 50th anniversary of Palach's death, Jan Palach and Jan Zajic memorial plaque, piety, candles
Candles and flowers for Jan Palach at Jan Palach and Jan Zajic memorial plaque in front of the statue of Saint Wenceslas at upper part of Wenceslas Square in Prague, Czech Republic, on January 17, 2019. 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. The plaque reads Jan Palach *11.8.1948 +19.1.1969 Jan Zajic *3.7.1950 +25.2.1969 Obetem komunismu-In memory of the victims of communism-Zum gedachtnis der opfern des kommunismus. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)
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- ILEA000217879
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- 2019/1/17 00:00:00
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- CTK / Kyodo News Images
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SLOVAKIA OUT, CZECH REPUBLIC OUT
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