Liviu Cornel Babeș (10 September[1] 1942 – 2 March 1989) was a Romanian electrician and painter who was born in Brașov and committed suicide by self-immolation as a political protest.[2]
Death
On 2 March 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 Murder! Brașov = Auschwitz". He was taken to the Brașov county hospital, where he died two hours later.
In Romania, according to Law no. 93, on 3 June 2007, Liviu Cornel Babeș was declared a hero.[3]
Place names
- A street in Brașov has been named after him.[4]
See also
- Brașov Rebellion
- Jan Palach
- Jan Zajíc
- Ryszard Siwiec
- Romas Kalanta
- Oleksa Hirnyk
- Alain Escoffier
- Călin Alexandru Nemeș
- 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 Babeș - eroul care și-a dat foc in 1989 pe pârtia de la Brasov". 21 January 2013.
- ^ "LEGE nr.93 din 3 iunie 1997 privind declararea ca erou-martir a lui Liviu Cornel Babeș". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ Location on Google Map
External links
- Brașoveanul care și-a dat foc în ’89 rămîne în anonimat -- Cotidianul, 2 martie 2007
- Liviu Babeș, comemorat la Poiana Brașov
- Două decenii de uitare - Eroul de la Brașov
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