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April 2009

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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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