Roberts Mūrnieks

Roberts Mūrnieks
Born(1952-07-04)4 July 1952
Pelši, Preiļi district, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (modern-day Latvia)
Died16 January 1991(1991-01-16) (aged 38)
Riga, Latvia
OccupationDriver

Roberts Mūrnieks (4 July 1952 – 16 January 1991) was the first person killed by Soviet OMON during the Barricades in 1991 in Latvia. His funeral became a public protest against Soviet occupation and aggression in Latvia.

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