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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

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 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 3 June 2007, Liviu Cornel Babeș was declared a hero.[3]

Place names

• A street in Brașov has been named after him.

See also

• Brașov Rebellion
• Jan Palach
• Jan Zajíc
• Ryszard Siwiec
• Romas Kalanta
• Oleksa Hirnyk
• Alain Escoffier
• Călin Alexandru Nemeș [ro]
• Kostas Georgakis
• List of political self-immolations

Notes

External links

• www.liviubabes.ro
• 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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