List of political self-immolations
This is a list of notable people who committed self-immolation for political reasons. Non-political self-immolations are not included in the list.
Background
Self-immolation is commonly understood as suicide by means of fire, although some scholars refer to the practice using the term "auto-cremation". The act of self-immolation has historical roots extending back centuries. Self-immolation was undertaken by a group of Christians around 300 A.D., who chose to burn themselves before Roman authorities could enact an execution order issued by Emperor Diocletian. Jack Downey, a professor of religious studies at the University of Rochester who specializes in the study of self-immolation as a form of protest, notes that there has long been debate over whether the act's extreme nature ultimately overshadows or detracts from the intended message of the protest itself.List
1960s
| Date | Name | Age | Country | Protesting | Notes and references |
| 66 |  South Vietnamdts|August 4, 1963Sn|Thitch Mguyen|Huong|nolink=1sic |