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Mancila Lacramioara, Spe 3

The leader of the student protests from 1989 and 1990- Marian Munteanu

• Key moments that define him: 1989 e!olution, Students Lea"ue #89, $ni!ersity S%uare

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• &e 'as the most important fi"ure of the 89 student protests (ein" at that time student at

)acultatea de Litere, *ucharest $ni!ersity, 'ith a speciali+ation in omanian and

 portu"ese lan"ua"es

• &e 'as influenced (y thiner .etre Tutea, 'ho 'as as a mentor for him

• /n the last years of the communist re"ime, he initiates dissident acti!ities such as

or"ani+in" students "roups 'ith the aim of spreadin" cultural omanian !alues 'hich

'ere for(idden durin" the re"ime

• &e or"ani+es de(ates discussin" the !ie's of (anned or censored authors durin" the

communist re"ime: icolae /or"a, Mircea liade or mil 2ioran /n 1988 and 1989 he is

arrested and interro"ated on se!eral occasions, (ein" accused of 2hristian propa"anda

hostile to Mar4ist-Leninist ideolo"y, the main accusation (ein" that of the disciple of 

.eter 5u6ea thiner

• &e participated to the 1989 e!olution in *ucharest

• 7as one of the first mem(ers of the ssociation 1 ;ecem(er, (ein" acti!e in the first

day of the e!olution &e is not in!ol!ed in any 'ay in the current acti!ity of the

association of that name, 'hose composition

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• &e 'as the initiator and coordinator of student demonstrations in $ni!ersity S%uare, 'ho

"a!e it peaceful, non-!iolent character

• Marian Munteanu is the main promoter of non-!iolence as a ci!ic attitude in post-

communist omania

• &e 'as the most prominent leader the anti-communist protests in 1990, !iolently

terminated (y the inter!ention of the miners in .etre oman?s "o!ernment and .resident

/on /liescu

• e"ardin" $ni!ersity S%uare, u"ene /onesco said: 7ae up omanian is an old son",

 (ut the real a'aenin" happened no' / thin youn" people in $ni!ersity S%uare, headed

 (y Marian Munteanu, are the real heroes They 'anted freedom and they still 'anted

honesty / told the truth They are, as the )rench say, en %uete de la li(ert@ in search of 

freedom and they 'ill find her / am 'ith them / ha!e said many times that / for"ot

omania so lon", (ut since /?m here, / re"ained omanian heart There in omania,

they did not play ,there people li!ed and died nd / no' that the S%uare has not

 propa"ated !iolence contrary, Marian Munteanu called for free discussion, truth