Danny Huwé (1 December 1943 – c. 24 December 1989) was a Belgian journalist who was working for VTM, Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij (English: Flemish Television Company), at the time of his death. Before VTM he worked as a radio journalist at the BRT (national radio and television) for many years together with journalists such as Rudi Dufour, Rudi Vranckx, Mark Ooms, and Piet Deslé. He was killed during the Romanian Revolution.
Biography
editHe was born in Geraardsbergen (Belgium), and killed on 24 or 25 December 1989[1][2] in Bucharest (Romania) during the Romanian Revolution. He was shot by a sniper thought to be loyal to Nicolae Ceaușescu.[1] Huwé was travelling by car from Sofia, Bulgaria towards central Bucharest.[2] His car was in the southwestern part of the city, in the Drumul Taberei neighborhood, when it was blocked by a tank. Border guards opened fire, hitting him in the head.[3]
Legacy
editThe square where Huwé was killed has been named after him. The Danny Huwé Square (Piața Danny Huwé in Romanian) is located at the Răzoare traffic circle which is at the intersection of Timișoara Boulevard, Drumul Taberei Boulevard, and Progresului Street. Also, the bus stations in the area bear his name.
Huwé had one son, Tim, who was 18 years old at the time of his father’s death.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Details for Huwé, Danny". Newseum.org. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
- ^ a b APPublished: 26 December 1989 (26 December 1989). "Upheaval In The East; 2 Journalists Killed in Rumanian Combat". The New York Times.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b (in Romanian) Maria Andrieș, Bogdan Păcurar, “Un fost coleg al jurnalistului belgian Danny Huwé, ucis în Revoluția din 1989, face apel la autoritățile române”, Libertatea, January 8, 2020