Liviu Cornel Babeș
Liviu Cornel Babeş
Liviu Cornel Babeş (January 19, 1942 – March 2, 1989) was a Romanian electrician and painter who committed suicide by self-immolation as a political protest.[1]
Death
On March 2, 1989, Babeş died after setting himself on fire on the Bradu ski slope at Poiana Braşov as a sign of protest against the communist regime. He left the message: „Stop Mörder! Braşov = Auschwitz”.
In Romania, according to Law no. 93, on June 3, 1997 Liviu Cornel Babeş was declared a hero.[2]
Place names
- A street in Braşov has been named after him: "Strada Liviu Cornel Babeş".[3]
See also
- Jan Palach
- Jan Zajíc
- Ryszard Siwiec
- Romas Kalanta
- Oleksa Hirnyk
- Alain Escoffier
- Călin Alexandru Nemeş
- Kostas Georgakis
Notes
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