This is a list of notable people who committed
self-immolation
Self-immolation is the act of setting oneself on fire. It is mostly done for political or religious reasons, often as a form of protest or in acts of martyrdom, and known for its disturbing and violent nature.
Etymology
The English word ' ...
(the act of setting themselves on fire) for political reasons. Non-political self-immolations are not included in the list.
List
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
See also
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2011 Algerian self-immolations
In 2011, as the widely reported protests sparked off by Mohamed Bouazizi's self-immolation in Tunisia began to have a clear impact on the Tunisian government, a wave of self-immolations swept Algeria. These individual acts of protest mostly took ...
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Self-immolation protests by Tibetans in China
References
External links
"The Self Immolators"– a chronological list of biographies and last statements of known self immolators 1967 to 2013
Notes
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