Constantin Pîrvulescu
Constantin Pîrvulescu (born November 10, 1895 in Băile Olăneşti district of Vâlcea , † July 11, 1992 in Roman ) was a Romanian communist politician . He was one of the founders of the Romanian Communist Party (PCR) and became one of the most active opponents of the Romanian communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu after clashes with the party leadership .
In November 1979, at the 12th party conference of the PCR, he opposed the re-election of Ceauşescu, whereupon the party leadership accused him of representing personal interests. He accused the party congress of neglecting the real problems of the country just to glorify Ceaușescu. This unprecedented attack in communist Romania came from a man with a lifelong association with Soviet communism (he was the only member of the Central Committee to oppose Khrushchev's withdrawal of Soviet troops in 1958). Pîrvulescu was expelled from the room, his position as a delegate to Congress was withdrawn, and he was placed under strict supervision and house arrest.
In March 1989, he and five other dissidents ( Gheorghe Apostol , Alexandru Bârlădeanu , Grigore Răceanu , Corneliu Mănescu and Silviu Brucan ) signed an open letter ("The Letter of the Six"). The document, broadcast on Radio Free Europe and Voice of America , was a criticism of Ceaușescu's policies. It led to the swift arrest and interrogation of the signatories by the Securitate and then to their forced residency in various places.
Pîrvulescu was married to Suzana Pîrvulescu (1898–1942), herself a PCR activist who was imprisoned from 1936 to 1939.
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| SURNAME | Pîrvulescu, Constantin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian communist politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Băile Olăneşti , Vâlcea County |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 11, 1992 |
| Place of death | novel |