Vytautas Vičiulis
Vytautas Vičiulis (16 October 1951 in Skuodas district – 3 March 1989 in Klaipėda) was a Lithuanian painter[1] and antiques restorer,[2] better known for his self-immolation for political reasons. Protesting against the Soviet occupation of the Baltic States, he burned himself in Klaipėda close to the monument of Lenin in the late evening of 2 March 1989. Severely burned, he died in hospital at 9 pm on 3 March.[3] Vičiulis used fuel to set himself ablaze. Remains of the flag of Lithuania were found on his body.[2]
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- ^ "Iškilūs Žemaitijos dailininkai profesionalai, tautodailininkai, menotyrininkai (sąvadas). II dalis" (in Lithuanian). Žemaičių dailės muziejus. 2007-01-04. Archived from the original on 2007-04-25. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- ^ a b Janauskaitė, Daiva (2009-02-28). "V.Vičiulis pristigo vilties". Klaipėda (in Lithuanian).
- ^ Žiemytė, Ivona (2009-03-02). "Žmogus, kuriam laisvės troškimas sudegino širdį". Vakarų ekspresas (in Lithuanian).
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