Heo Se-uk

In this Korean name, the family name is Heo.

Heo Se-uk (Korean: 허세욱; 1953–2007) was a 54-year-old South Korean labor union member and taxi driver who set himself ablaze on April 1, 2007, in Seoul to protest the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement. He lived for two weeks after the incident,^[1] despite serious burns on 63% of his body. He finally succumbed to a septic infection on April 15.^[2]

Heo Se-uk
Died	15 April 2007

Heo Se-uk
Hangul	허세욱
Hanja	許世旭
RR	Heo Seuk
MR	Hŏ Seuk

See also

• Self-immolation