Heo Se-uk

Deceased Person

1953 – 2007

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Who was Heo Se-uk?

Heo Se-uk 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, despite serious burns on 63% of his body. He finally succumbed to a septic infection on April 15.

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Born
1953
Died
Apr 15, 2007

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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