Liviu Cornel Babeș (10 September [1] 1942 Brașov – 2 March 1989 Brașov) was a Romanian electrician and painter who committed suicide by self-immolation as a political protest.[2]
Death edit
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 edit
- A street in Brașov has been named after him.[4]
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ "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".
- ^ "LEGE nr.93 din 3 iunie 1997 privind declararea ca erou-martir a lui Liviu Cornel Babeș".
- ^ https://www.google.com/maps/place/Strada+Liviu+Cornel+Babeș,+Brașov,+Romania/