Liviu Cornel Babes
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Liviu Cornel Babeş was a Romania
n electrician and painter who committed suicide
by self-immolation
as a political protest.
in sign of protest against the communist regime. He left a message: „Stop Mörder! Braşov
= Auschwitz”.
In Romania
, according to Law no. 93, on June 3, 1997 Liviu Cornel Babeş was declared a hero.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n electrician and painter who committed suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
by self-immolation
Self-immolation
Self-immolation refers to setting oneself on fire, often as a form of protest or for the purposes of martyrdom or suicide. It has centuries-long traditions in some cultures, while in modern times it has become a type of radical political protest...
as a political protest.
Death
On March 2, 1989, Babeş died after setting himself on fire on the Bradu ski slope at Poiana BraşovPoiana Brasov
Poiana Braşov is the most popular Romanian ski resort and an important tourist centre preferred by many tourists not only from Romania, but also from Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland and other European states....
in sign of protest against the communist regime. He left a message: „Stop Mörder! Braşov
Brasov
Brașov is a city in Romania and the capital of Brașov County.According to the last Romanian census, from 2002, there were 284,596 people living within the city of Brașov, making it the 8th most populated city in Romania....
= Auschwitz”.
In Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, according to Law no. 93, on June 3, 1997 Liviu Cornel Babeş was declared a hero.
See also
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- Jan ZajícJan ZajícJan Zajíc was a Czech student who committed suicide by self-immolation as a political protest...
- Ryszard SiwiecRyszard SiwiecRyszard Siwiec was a Polish accountant, teacher and former Home Army soldier who was the first person to commit suicide by self-immolation in protest against the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia.- Self-Immolation :...
- Romas KalantaRomas KalantaRomas Kalanta was a Lithuanian high school student known for his public self-immolation protesting Soviet regime in Lithuania. Kalanta's death provoked the largest post-war riots in Lithuania and inspired similar self-immolations...
- Oleksa HirnykOleksa HirnykOleksa Mykolajovyč Hirnyk was a Ukrainian Soviet dissident, an engineer by profession, who burned himself to death as an act of protest against Soviet suppression of the Ukrainian language, culture and history...
- Alain EscoffierAlain EscoffierAlain Escoffier was a French anti-communist activist.He was a bank clerk and he had married an East-Germany refugee...
- Călin Alexandru Nemeş
- Kostas GeorgakisKostas GeorgakisKostas Georgakis , was a Greek student of geology, who, in the early hours of 19 September 1970, set himself ablaze in Matteotti square in Genoa as a protest against the dictatorial regime of Georgios Papadopoulos.- Early life :Georgakis grew up in Corfu in a family of five...