Jan Palach Memorial

Jan Palach Memorial

The National Museum officially open the Jan Palach Memorial in his home town Vsetaty, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, October 9, 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. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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  • ILEA000238483
  • Registered date
  • 2019/10/09 00:00:00
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  • CTK / Kyodo News Images
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  • SLOVAKIA OUT, CZECH REPUBLIC OUT
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