Heo Se-uk
South Korean activist (1953–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Heo Se-uk | |
Hangul | 허세욱 |
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Hanja | 許世旭 |
Revised Romanization | Heo Se-uk |
McCune–Reischauer | Hŏ Se-uk |
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