Grigore Răceanu

Grigore Răceanu

Grigore Ion Răceanu was a Romanian communist politician and opponent of Nicolae Ceauşescu.

Born in Cojocna, Cluj County, he became a train driver for Căile Ferate Române. He was also a trade union leader, being one of the organizers of the strikes of Cluj in 1929-1933. He became a member of the underground Romanian Communist Party in 1936. Toward the end of the 1930s, he moved to Braşov, where he worked for Industria Aeronautică Română. In September 1940, he organized a protest in Braşov against the Second Vienna Award."Plai cu Boi", nr. 12, " [http://www.plai-cu-boi.ro/protect/12/ultim_condamnat.html Ultimul condamnat la moarte] " - an interview with Mircea Răceanu]

During World War II, Răceanu lived in Bucharest, where his views conflicted with those of Ştefan Foriş, the leader of the Communist Party. Răceanu criticized the stance of the party on its obedience to the orders of the Soviet Union, especially on the annexation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina in 1940. Due to this, in 1942, he was excluded from the party.

After the war, Răceanu was accepted again as a member of the party, but soon after, in 1958, he was exluded again and arrested as an Enemy of the people for his opinions, being freed from prison in 1960. Grigore Răceanu married Ileana Pop and became the stepfather of Mircea Răceanu, who later became a noted diplomat.

In March 1989, he was one of the six old-time Communists (alongside him: Gheorghe Apostol, Alexandru Bârlădeanu, Silviu Brucan, Corneliu Mănescu, and Constantin Pîrvulescu), who signed a letter which criticized Ceauşescu's policies. As a result of this letter, he was named a traitor and put on house arrest, being freed after the 1989 Romanian Revolution.

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