Mircea Dinescu (b. November 11, 1950) is a Romanian poet, editor and dissident. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" Editing Language, Images or Sound through correction condensation organization and other modifications in various media A dissident, broadly defined is a person who actively challenges an established doctrine policy or institution Nicknamed "The Jester-Poet", he is said to be the only one to have been once the doorman of the Writers' House in Bucharest and only some years later the Chairman of the Writers' Union that owns it. Bucharest ( Romanian: Bucureşti) is the Capital city, industrial and commercial centre of Romania. The Writers' Union of Romania (Uniunea Scriitorilor din România founded in March 1949 is a professional association of writers in Romania
He was born in Slobozia, the son of Ştefan Dinescu, a metalworker and Aurelia Badea, a factory worker. Slobozia is the capital city of the Ialomiţa county Romania. Dinescu studied at the Faculty of Journalism of the Ştefan Gheorghiu Academy, and was considered a gifted young poet during his youth, with several poetry volumes published. The Ştefan Gheorghiu Academy ( Romanian: Academia Ştefan Gheorghiu, in full Academia de învăţămînt social-politic Ştefan Gheorghiu de pe lîngă CC al His book, Moartea citeşte ziarul ("Death is reading the newspaper") was turned down in 1988 by the Communist regime's censorship apparatus in, and was then published in Amsterdam. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Censorship is the suppression of speech or deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable harmful or sensitive as determined by a censor Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west
In 1989 he was fired from România Literară literary magazine, as a result of an anti-totalitarian interview against President Nicolae Ceauşescu, which Dinescu had granted to the French newspaper Libération; he was held under house arrest. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Totalitarianism (or totalitarian rule) is a concept used to describe Political systems where a State regulates nearly every aspect of public and private The President of Romania is the Head of state of Romania. The President is directly elected by a Two-round system for a five-year term (since 2004 Nicolae Ceauşescu (nikoˈlaje tʃauˈʃesku (January 26 1918 – December 25 1989 was the communist dictator of Romania from 1965 until December 1989 when a revolution This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Libération (affectionately known as Libé) is a French Daily Newspaper founded in Paris in 1973 by Jean-Paul Sartre In Justice and Law, house arrest (also called home confinement, home detention, or electronic monitoring) is a measure by which
In December 1989 he took a preeminent part in the Romanian Revolution, taking part in the occupation of the National Television building by the people of Bucharest. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Romanian Revolution of 1989 was a week-long series of increasingly violent riots and fighting in late December 1989 that overthrew the Communist regime of Nicolae Televiziunea Română (pronunciation "télévizju': nèa ro: mīnə" more commonly referred to as TVR' (pronunciation "té'vé'ré" According to popular rumors, his fellow revolutionary Ion Caramitru, unaware of being filmed, addressed Dinescu the words "Mircea, fă-te că lucrezi!" ("Mircea, pretend you are working!"); this version of events was argued by political adversaries to constitute proof that the Revolution was a carefully staged front for a coup d'état. Ion Caramitru (born March 9, 1942) is a Romanian stage and film actor stage director as well as a political figure According to the investigation of Alex Mihai Stoenescu, Caramitru actually said "Mircea, arăţi că lucrezi" ("Mircea, show that you are working on something" — while holding Dinescu's booklet in front of camera), to which Dinescu replied "La un apel" ("[I'm working] on an appeal [to the people]") — which was indicative of their ill-preparedness and preoccupation in quickly drafting a single revolutionary proclamation on the spot. Alex Mihai Stoenescu is a Romanian historian writer journalist and politician [1]
After the fall of Communism, he co-founded Academia Caţavencu, the most famous Romanian satirical magazine. Academia Caţavencu ("The Caţavencu Academy" is a Romanian satirical magazine founded in 1991, and made famous by its Investigative journalism He quit the publication in 1998 and went on founding his own publications, Plai cu Boi (loosely translated as "Land of the Dumb") - a satirical Playboy-style magazine and Aspirina Săracului (The Poor Man's Aspirin - a humorous reference to sexual intercourse) - a weekly satirical magazine. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy
He invested a part of the money he earned from the books published into agriculture, his estate makes the wine sold under the name Vinul Moşierului ("Landowner's wine") — the name is a tongue-in-cheek reference to an ironic comment President Ion Iliescu had made about Dinescu's social status. The President of Romania is the Head of state of Romania. The President is directly elected by a Two-round system for a five-year term (since 2004 Ion Iliescu (born March 3, 1930) is a Romanian politician He was the elected President of Romania for eleven years (three terms from 1990
Dinescu remains a strong and charismatic voice of the civil society. Civil society is composed of the totality of voluntary civic and social organizations and institutions that form the basis of a functioning Society as opposed to the force-backed As member of Consiliul Naţional pentru Studierea Arhivelor Securităţii (National Council for Studying the Archives of the Securitate), he is particularly concerned with exposing the former officers and collaborators of Securitate. See also Serviciul Român de Informaţii The Securitate ( Romanian for Security; official full name Departamentul Securităţii Statului He is also a strong critic of Communism and of Romanian leaders that had connections with the Communist regime. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based
Although not politically involved, he openly supported Traian Băsescu's candidature for President of Romania during the 2004 elections. Traian Băsescu (born November 4 1951) is a Romanian politician and former Merchant Navy officer The President of Romania is the Head of state of Romania. The President is directly elected by a Two-round system for a five-year term (since 2004 A presidential election was held in Romania on November 28, 2004.
In May 2005, in collaboration with the journalist Cristian Tudor Popescu, he started a new newspaper called Gândul, with an initial circulation of 100,000 copies, but he sold his shares in July 2006. Cristian Tudor Popescu (born October 1, 1956) is a Romanian journalist essayist and short-story writer Gândul ('gɨndul "The Thought" is a Romanian daily newspaper published in Bucharest. He and Stelian Tănase host a talk show on Realitatea TV (Tănase şi Dinescu). Stelian Tănase (b February 17, 1952) is a Romanian writer historian journalist political analyst and Talk show host A talk show ( American) or chat show ( Global) is a Television or Radio program where one person or group of people come together to Realitatea TV is a Romanian news Television network. The channels is distributed by many cable operators in Romania and Moldova
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- Mircea Dinescu - 2003 Time's Heroes of Europe at the Time European edition site
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