Romas Kalanta
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Romas Kalanta was a 19-year-old Lithuanian high school student who killed himself by self-immolation in an act of protest against the Soviet regime in Lithuania. His death provoked the largest post-war riots in Lithuania and inspired similar... Wikipedia
Born: February 22, 1953, Alytus, Lithuania
Died: May 15, 1972 (age 19 years), Kaunas, Lithuania
Parents: Elena Kalantienė and Adolfas Kalanta
Education: Kaunas Veršvai Gymnasium (1971)
Nationality: Lithuanian
Award: Order of the Cross of Vytis