Octavian Ţicu
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Octavian Ţicu is a historian from the Republic of Moldova and former professional boxer (multiple national champion).
, where he also studied for a Ph.D. (1994-2000). He is author of three books (including one published in Germany).
Octavian Ţicu is a member of the Commission for the Study of the Communist Dictatorship in Moldova
. Octavian Ţicu has received numerous awards that allowed him to do research in Romania, Russia, Hungary,France, Switzerland,and the United States of America. Presently he is researcher-coordinator at the Institute of History, State and Law, Academy of Science of Moldova.
Biography
Octavian Ţicu was head of the International Relations and Political Science Chair of the History and International Relations Faculty at the Free International University of Moldova, then Director of the Institute of History and Political Science. Octavian Ţicu holds a degree in history from the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iaşi, RomaniaRomania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, where he also studied for a Ph.D. (1994-2000). He is author of three books (including one published in Germany).
Octavian Ţicu is a member of the Commission for the Study of the Communist Dictatorship in Moldova
Commission for the Study of the Communist Dictatorship in Moldova
The Commission for the Study and Evaluation of the Communist Totalitarian Regime of the Republic of Moldova is a commission instituted in Moldova by acting President Mihai Ghimpu to investigate the Communist regime and provide a comprehensive report allowing for the condemnation of Communism as...
. Octavian Ţicu has received numerous awards that allowed him to do research in Romania, Russia, Hungary,France, Switzerland,and the United States of America. Presently he is researcher-coordinator at the Institute of History, State and Law, Academy of Science of Moldova.
Awards
- In 2010, he was awarded Medal "Civic Merit" by the President of the Republic of Moldova.
- In 2004, he received the National Youth Prize in the field of Science and Literature for his monograph, entitled The Problem of Basarabia and Soviet-Romanian Ties in the Interwar Period (1919-1939).
- During his student years, Ţicu was a professional boxer and won multiple international awards. He reperesented Moldova at the 1996 Summer Olympics1996 Summer OlympicsThe 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
and won the Silver Medal at the European Boxing Cup (1999, Ukraine). He is also a multiple national champion in Moldova.
External links
- Ticu Octavian
- Octavian Ticu, al doilea la Cupa Europei
- Octavian Ticu Preşedintele interimar al Republicii Moldova Mihai Ghimpu a emis un decret prezidenţial privind constituirea Comisiei pentru studierea şi aprecierea regimului comunist totalitar din Republica Moldova.
- Moldovan authorities going to condemn communist regime…
- Hundreds of thousands of cases to be examined by commission for combating Communism
- http://www.privesc.eu/?p=1884 - The first press conference of the Commission, Moldpress, January 18 2010. Video.
- http://www.timpul.md/article/2010/01/18/5881 - interview with Gheorghe Cojocaru, president of the Commission. http://www.timpul.md/article/2010/01/20/5933Vladimir TismăneanuVladimir TismaneanuVladimir Tismăneanu is a Romanian and American political scientist, political analyst, sociologist, and professor at the University of Maryland, College Park...
, Un moment istoric: Comisia de studiere a comunismului] - Site-ul Parlamentului Republicii Moldova