Grigore Lăpuşanu-Transilvan (Câmpia, Sălaj, 7 December 1937 – Bucharest

Bucharest

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, 12 August 2010) was a lawyer, politician, diplomat, and author.

Biography

Grigore Lăpuşanu was born in Câmpia, Sălaj, graduated from the Law School of the University of Bucharest

University of Bucharest

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 in 1961 and attended International Legal Studies in Bucharest (1966–1968). He worked as redactor for the newspaper Drum nou, public prosecutor, legal adviser, diplomat

Diplomat

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, and lawyer

Lawyer

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. Grigore Lăpuşanu-Transilvan served as State Secretary, Chief of the Department for Local Public Administration (1997–1998) in the Government of Romania

Government of Romania

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He wrote articles for România liberă

România Libera

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, Cotidianul

Cotidianul

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, Dreptatea

Dreptatea

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, Jurnalul de Transilvania, etc.

Grigore Lăpuşanu was one of the leaders of the National Peasants' Party

Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party (Romania)

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. He strongly opposed the wing of the party led by Marian Petre Miluţ

Marian Petre Milut

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Books

• Un drum spre dreptate (Bucharest, Editura Romfel, 1994),
• Ziduri şi săgeţi (Bucharest, Editura Crater, 1994),
• Un drum spre dreptate, vol.II. (Bucharest, Editura Crater, 1995, ediţia a II-a, 1999),
• Timpul rotund (Bucharest, Editura Hrisovul, 1996),
• Rostirea cuvintelor întemniţate (Bucharest, Editura Crater, 1999),
• Un drum spre dreptate, vol. III. (Bucharest, 1998)

External links

• Despărţirea de comunism