Liviu Cornel Babeș
Liviu Cornel Babeș (September 10,[1] 1942 Brașov – March 2, 1989 Braşov) was a Romanian electrician and painter who committed suicide by self-immolation as a political protest.[2]
Death
On March 2, 1989, Babeș set himself on fire on the Bradu ski slope at Poiana Brașov as a sign of protest against the communist regime. He left the message: „Stop Mörder! Brașov = Auschwitz". He was taken to the Brașov county hospital, where he died two hours later.
In Romania, according to Law no. 93, on June 3, 1997 Liviu Cornel Babeş was declared a hero.[3]
Place names
See also
- Brașov Rebellion
- Jan Palach
- Jan Zajíc
- Ryszard Siwiec
- Romas Kalanta
- Oleksa Hirnyk
- Alain Escoffier
- Călin Alexandru Nemeş
- Kostas Georgakis
- List of political self-immolations
Notes
- ^ "Liviu Cornel Babeș, brașoveanul care și-a dat foc in martie '89". hotnews.ro. 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ Comemorare pentru Liviu Babes - eroul care si-a dat foc in 1989 pe partia de la Brasov
- ^ LEGE nr.93 din 3 iunie 1997 privind declararea ca erou-martir a lui Liviu Cornel Babes
- ^ Braşov - Str. Liviu Cornel Babeş
External links
- www.liviubabes.ro
- Braşoveanul care şi-a dat foc în ’89 rămîne în anonimat -- Cotidianul, 2 martie 2007
- Liviu Babeş, comemorat la Poiana Braşov
- Două decenii de uitare - Eroul de la Braşov
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- Self-immolations in protest of the Eastern Bloc
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