2013 Bulgarian self-immolations

2013 Bulgarian Self-Immolations
Самозапалвания в България (2013)
Date 18 February 2013 – 22 March 2013
Location Bulgarian Presidency Square – Sofia,  Bulgaria
Different municipality locations,  Bulgaria
Causes 2013 Bulgarian protests against the Borisov cabinet
Lead figures
Plamen Goranov, political activist and protester.
Number
6 successful self-immolations
2 prevented attempts of self-immolations
Casualties
Death(s) 5
Injuries 1

The 2013 Bulgarian self-immolations were a wave of self-immolations in public places caused by the 2013 Bulgarian protests against the Borisov cabinet in early spring.[1][2] Trayan Marechkov is the first to have set himself on fire, on 18 February 2013. Suicides by self-immolation are not common in Bulgaria.

Instances

Danger: This a list of all attempted self-immolations and fatalities as of June 5, 2013:

No Name
Date of self-immolation Date of death Notes
1 Trayan Marechkov 18 February 2013 20 February 2013 [3] [4][5]
2 Plamen Goranov 20 February 2013 3 March 2013 [6][7]
3 Ventsislav Vasilev 26 February 2013 10 March 2013
4 Dimitar Dimitrov 13 March 2013 n/a [8]
5 Daniela Nakova unknown unknown Found dead on 15 March 2013
6 Todor Yovchev 20 March 2013 22 March 2013

See also

References

  1. ↑ TOSHKOV, Veselin. "Bulgaria experiencing spate of self-immolations". AP/Yahoo news. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Six in Bulgaria die by self-immolation". CNN. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Почетоха Траян - първият човек-факла
  4. ↑ Десетина души запалиха свещи пред президентството
  5. ↑ Stoyanova, Marieta. "Великотърновци почетоха паметта на самозапалилите се Пламен и Траян" (in Bulgarian). Darik News. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "BULGARIANS MOURN SELF-IMMOLATION VICTIM". AP. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Dying for political change". Presseurop. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  8. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22439961?print=true