Musa Mamut, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Musa Mamut

Crimean Tatar who committed self-immolation

Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1931

Place of Birth: Kolkhozne, Republic of Crimea, Ukraine

Date of Death: 28-Jun-1978

Profession: public figure

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Musa Mamut (Russian and Crimean Tatar Cyrillic: ???? ?????; 20 February 1931 – 28 June 1978) was a deported Crimean Tatar who immolated himself in Crimea as a sign of protest against the enforced exile of indigenous Crimean Tatars.
His self-immolation symbolized the Crimean Tatar belief that deportation back to exile was worse than death.
Today, he remains an icon of the Crimean Tatar civil rights movement.
His act of ultimate self-sacrifice was later repeated by other Crimean Tatars, but Mamut remains the most well-known Crimean self-immolator, with his act being commemorated annually with large memorials.
Crimean Tatar literature often describes him as an eternal flame illuminating Crimea.