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Liviu Cornel Babeș
Romanian artist (1942–1989) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Liviu Cornel Babeș (10 September[1] 1942 – 2 March 1989) was a Romanian hero. He was an electrician and painter who was born in Brașov and 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 Murder! 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.[4]
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