Constantin Ticu Dumitrescu | |
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Romanian Senator | |
In office 1992–2000 | |
Member of the College of the National Council for the Study of the Securitate Archives | |
In office 2005–2008 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Constantin-Grigore Dumitrescu May 27, 1928 Olari, Prahova County, Kingdom of Romania |
Died | December 5, 2008 Bucharest, Romania | (aged 80)
Resting place | Olari, Romania |
Political party | PNȚCD |
Occupation | Politician |
Constantin-Grigore Dumitrescu, also known as Constantin Ticu Dumitrescu or Ticu Dumitrescu (27 May 1928 – 5 December 2008), was a Romanian politician and president of the Association of Romanian Former Political Prisoners. He was noted as a leading figure in the anti-communist resistance in Romania [1] and for initiating the country's Uncovering the Securitate law. [2]
Dumitrescu was born on May 27, 1928, in Ciumați (now Olarii Vechi), a village in Olari commune, Prahova County. [1] He studied law at the University of Bucharest, but was arrested by the Communist authorities in 1949 due to his political activities. [1] He then worked as a construction laborer [3] after he was rejected by Romanian universities when he attempted to go back to school. [1] Dumitrescu was incarcerated again in 1958 and was sentenced to 23-year forced labor on the charge of conspiring against the state. [1] He went through many prisons, including those in Ploiești , Târgșor, Brașov, Jilava, Mărgineni , Galați, Botoșani, and Văcărești, and the forced labor camp at Poarta Albă, on the Danube–Black Sea Canal. [2] He was freed in 1964.
Dumitrescu became a member of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party and was elected to the Senate of Romania from 1992 to 2000. [1] During his tenure, he promoted laws that protect citizens against the persecutions of the Romanian secret police as well as the interests of political prisoners. [1] For instance, he drafted the legislation that opened the files of the Securitate, which included documents that contain information on people spying on citizens. [3]
Dumitrescu died December 5, 2008, in Bucharest due to liver cancer [3] and was buried in Olari. [4] A street in Arad has been named after him. [5]
Constantin Ticu Dumitrescu | |
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Romanian Senator | |
In office 1992–2000 | |
Member of the College of the National Council for the Study of the Securitate Archives | |
In office 2005–2008 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Constantin-Grigore Dumitrescu May 27, 1928 Olari, Prahova County, Kingdom of Romania |
Died | December 5, 2008 Bucharest, Romania | (aged 80)
Resting place | Olari, Romania |
Political party | PNȚCD |
Occupation | Politician |
Constantin-Grigore Dumitrescu, also known as Constantin Ticu Dumitrescu or Ticu Dumitrescu (27 May 1928 – 5 December 2008), was a Romanian politician and president of the Association of Romanian Former Political Prisoners. He was noted as a leading figure in the anti-communist resistance in Romania [1] and for initiating the country's Uncovering the Securitate law. [2]
Dumitrescu was born on May 27, 1928, in Ciumați (now Olarii Vechi), a village in Olari commune, Prahova County. [1] He studied law at the University of Bucharest, but was arrested by the Communist authorities in 1949 due to his political activities. [1] He then worked as a construction laborer [3] after he was rejected by Romanian universities when he attempted to go back to school. [1] Dumitrescu was incarcerated again in 1958 and was sentenced to 23-year forced labor on the charge of conspiring against the state. [1] He went through many prisons, including those in Ploiești , Târgșor, Brașov, Jilava, Mărgineni , Galați, Botoșani, and Văcărești, and the forced labor camp at Poarta Albă, on the Danube–Black Sea Canal. [2] He was freed in 1964.
Dumitrescu became a member of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party and was elected to the Senate of Romania from 1992 to 2000. [1] During his tenure, he promoted laws that protect citizens against the persecutions of the Romanian secret police as well as the interests of political prisoners. [1] For instance, he drafted the legislation that opened the files of the Securitate, which included documents that contain information on people spying on citizens. [3]
Dumitrescu died December 5, 2008, in Bucharest due to liver cancer [3] and was buried in Olari. [4] A street in Arad has been named after him. [5]