Liviu Cornel Babeș

Liviu Cornel Babeş

Liviu Cornel Babeş (January 19, 1942 Braşov – March 2, 1989 on the Bradu ski slope at Poiana Braşov) 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

1. Comemorare pentru Liviu Babes - eroul care si-a dat foc in 1989 pe partia de la Brasov
2. LEGE nr.93 din 3 iunie 1997 privind declararea ca erou-martir a lui Liviu Cornel Babes
3. Braşov - Str. Liviu Cornel Babeş

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