It is incredible that, except in Romania, this figure is virtually unknown, he should rightly be called (at home and is) the "Jan Palach Romanian. Why this' man, that was no longer a boy, 2 March 1989 decided to set themselves on fire in protest against the rogue state of Nicolae Ceausescu. He was born in Brasov
September 10, 1942, and after a specialization as an electrician, although it was assumed that as in a factory of prefabricated, had a strong artistic talent, so much to create various paintings and sculptures, mainly made of plastic. Etelka married, left a daughter aged 11.
At that March 2, with a sign bearing the inscription in German: "Stop the killings. Brasov = Auschwitz", he decided to set an example to their fellow citizens and compatriots, and who sacrificed himself in front of hundreds of tourists (Poiana Brasov is also a ski resort, then reserved for foreigners and the top brass the party and the 'army), waving the flames until his death.
The regime did everything possible to hide this sacrifice, describing him as a fool and a thug.
Under Law 93 of June 3, 1997 Corneliu Liviu Babes has been proclaimed martyr of the Revolution. He is now dedicated a street in his hometown and a commemorative bronze plaque was placed in 2007 in the Basilica of Brasov.
http://rivoluzionerumena.blogspot.com/2009/12/liviu-corneliu-babes.html
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