Oskar Brüsewitz

Oskar Brüsewitz
BornMay 30, 1929
Vilkyškiai, Lithuania
DiedAugust 22, 1976 (age 47)
Halle, East Germany
OccupationLutheran pastor

Oskar Brüsewitz (May 30, 1929 – 22 August 1976) was an East German Lutheran pastor who committed public self-immolation on August 18, 1976, to protest the repression of religion in the Communist state of East Germany. He died four days later.

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