Radu Filipescu
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Radu Filipescu (born December 26, 1955[1]) is a former Romanian anti-Communist dissident. During Nicolae Ceaușescu's regime, Filipescu was imprisoned for several years for "propaganda against the socialist order".[2]
Early life
Filipescu was born on December 26, 1955, in Târgu Mureș, the youngest son of Zorel Filipescu and Carmelita-Ileana Filipescu. Radu Filipescu's maternal uncle, Victor Groza, was the brother of Petru Groza,[1] the first Communist Prime Minister of Romania.
From 1974 to 1979, he studied electronics at Politehnica University of Bucharest. He worked at the former Automatica factory in Bucharest until his arrest in 1983.
Dissident activity before 1989
Filipescu believed Romanians were dissatisfied with Ceaușescu's leadership and he attempted to organize protests in response. Between December 1982 and May 1983, he printed leaflets and put them in Bucharest mailboxes, calling for a protest at the Palace Square in Bucharest. On May 7, 1983, he was arrested and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
He served almost three years at the
In 1987, after attempting to organize a referendum against Ceaușescu's leadership, he was arrested on December 12 and was interrogated and beaten by
, he was released on December 22, 1987, without an indictment. He was arrested a third time on December 22, 1989, but was released that same day at noon.In May 1988, Filipescu and other political dissidents tried to start a free trade union, called "Libertatea" (Freedom). However, Securitate threats against those who tried to join squelched popular support.
Civic activity after 1989
After the
Later life
Radu Filipescu patented the "Parrot Clip" (European patent 0563234, United States patent 5,457,392), an intended replacement to the
He founded the company "Parrot Invent SRL" in 1992.
Personal life
In 1988, Radu married Daniela Filipescu, a Romanian
References
- ^ a b cpcadcr.presidency.ro/upload/Radu_Filipescu.pdf
- ^ "Dizidentul Radu Filipescu: "Regimul Ceaușescu s-a bazat pe teroare"" (in Romanian). România liberă. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ^ "Board of Directors." European Society of Anesthesiology. Accessed May 2012.
- ^ "Organizers - SRATI 2012". Romanian Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care. Retrieved May 30, 2012.