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April 2009

Ilya Rips. On April 13, 1968, State University of Latvia student Ilya Rips tried to commit suicide by setting fire to himself by the Freedom Monument in Riga as a protest against the occupation of Czechoslovakia.
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April 27, 2009

Ilya Rips, a Latvian Anti-Communist Hero

PRAGUE, Czech Republic, April 27 (UPI) -- Flames began to engulf the young man at the foot of Riga's Freedom Monument. A brilliant 21-year-old student…
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April 15, 2009

Romania’s Princess at 60

BUCHAREST, Romania, April 15 (UPI) -- The honor guard stood in full regalia as King Michael and Queen Anne strode the staircase to their waiting…
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