Corneliu Liviu Babes. The March 1989
Two years have passed since the Workers' Revolt in Brasov we have already explained. The communist regime has strengthened its presence of spies and infiltrators in the workshops of the Romanian citizens. Many of the deportees in the various fields. The population, faced with the considerable economic problems, seems to have forgotten. Liviu Babes, no.
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, March 2, 1989 decided to set themselves on fire in protest against the rogue state of Nicolae Ceausescu. 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 as 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 a ski resort, then reserved for foreigners and the top brass of the party and of the 'army), waving the flames until his death. The scheme 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.
of Liviu Babes. 1989, the 'historic year for the modern Romania. All over Europe 'of' East breathes a 'breath of fresh air. 'S Soviet Union, after years of disastrous economic policies tightening the purse strings to the brotherly countries. Under the 'urge Shield satellite built by Ronald Reagan the princes of Moscow no longer feel very safe. One reason for the 'Red Army in Afghanistan and the' edge of collapse. And it starts in February inglorious retreat of an army considered invincible. In January, Prague has seen a number of events in memory of Ian Palach , with hundreds of arrests, including Vaclav Havel , future president of Czechoslovakia. In Poland, thanks to 'support and the now universal prestige of the Pope John Paul II , Solidarity is being recognized (it will be in April). But in Romania on 'brink of economic collapse and the population exhausted by the privations under the control of capillary Police Politics, the Securitate provide certainty to the criminal dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. Everything is silent. But something in March, to disturb the sleep conducator: Liviu Babes.
We now come to 1989. Florin But before we get to December, we'll talk a little bit of a figure virtually unknown in Italy: Liviu Babes.