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Heo Se-uk

Heo Se-uk

South Korean activist (1953–2007)

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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  1. [1]
    "FTA protestor who immolated himself in serious condition". bilaterals.org. April 3, 2007.
  2. [2]
    "Man who immolated himself in protest of FTA dies". The Hankyoreh. April 16, 2007.


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