
Romas Kalanta
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 53 years ago |
Date of birth | February 22,1953 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | Alytus |
Lithuania | |
Date of died | May 15,1972 |
Died | Kaunas |
Lithuania | |
Siblings | Antanas Kalanta |
Parents | Adolfas Kalanta |
Elena Kalantienė | |
Nationality | Lithuanian |
Education | Kaunas Veršvai Gymnasium |
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ID | 1421750 |
Romas Kalanta Life story
Romas Kalanta was a 19-year-old Lithuanian high school student known for his public self-immolation protesting Soviet regime in Lithuania. Kalanta's death provoked the largest post-war riots in Lithuania and inspired similar self-immolations. In 1972, 13 more people committed suicide by self-immolation.