Adrian Mihai Cioroianu (b. January 5, 1967) is a Romanian historian, politician, journalist, and essayist. A lecturer for the History Department at the University of Bucharest, he is the author of several books dealing with Romanian history (and specifically with the history of Communist Romania). He is also noted for his contribution as co-author of a high school textbook. Open seat redirects here. ... is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Călin-Constantin-Anton Popescu-Tăriceanu () (born January 14, 1952) is a Romanian politician who has been the Prime Minister of Romania since December 28, 2004. ... For other uses of TimiÅŸ, see TimiÅŸ (disambiguation). ... is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... County Dolj County Status County capital Mayor Antonie Solomon, Democratic Party, since 2004 Area 81. ... The Partidul NaÅ£ional Liberal (National Liberal Party) is a liberal party in Romania, and the second largest party in parliament, being edged out only by the Social Democratic Party. ... is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... University of Bucharest University of Bucharest is a university founded in 1864 by decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza to convert the former Saint Sava Academy into the current University of Bucharest. ... This article provides only a brief outline of each period of the History of Romania; details are presented in separate articles (see the links in the box and below). ... Anthem Zdrobite cătuÅŸe (1947 - 1953) Te slăvim Românie (1953 - 1968) Trei Culori (1968-1989) Capital Bucharest Language(s) Romanian Government Socialist republic Head of State  - 1947–1965 Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej  - 1965-1989 Nicolae CeauÅŸescu Legislature Marea Adunare NaÅ£ionalÇŽ Historical era Cold War  - Monarchy abolished...

A member of the Group for Social Dialogue, he joined the National Liberal Party (PNL) and was elected to the Romanian Senate for Timiş County in 2004. Following the accession of Romania to the European Union (January 1, 2007), he served as a Member of the European Parliament in the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) and a vice president of the ALDE group in the European Parliament. On April 5, 2007, Cioroianu became Foreign Affairs Minister in the second Călin Popescu Tăriceanu cabinet. The Partidul NaÅ£ional Liberal (National Liberal Party) is a liberal party in Romania, and the second largest party in parliament, being edged out only by the Social Democratic Party. ... Coat of Arms of The Senate of Romania The Senate of Romania (Romanian: Senat) is the upper house in Romanias bicameral parliament. ... For other uses of TimiÅŸ, see TimiÅŸ (disambiguation). ... Romania within the European Union, as of January 1, 2007. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP)[1] is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ... ALDE logo The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (French: Alliance des Démocrates et des Libéraux pour lEurope) is a Group in the European Parliament. ... Established 1952, as the Common Assembly President Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP) Since 16 January 2007 Vice-Presidents 14 Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (EPP) Alejo Vidal-Quadras (EPP) Gérard Onesta (Greens – EFA) Edward McMillan-Scott (ED) Mario Mauro (EPP) Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez (PES) Luigi Cocilovo (ALDE) Mechtild... is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... // Foreign Affairs Ministers of the United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia, 1862 - 1866 Apostol Arsache 1862 prince Alexandru Cantacuzino 1862 general Ioan G. Ghica 1862-1863 Nicolae Rosetti-Bălănescu 1863-1865 Alexandru Papadopol-Callimachi 1865-1866 Ion Ghica 1866 Petre Mavrogheni 1866 Foreign Affairs Ministers of the Principality... Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu Călin Constantin Anton Popescu-Tăriceanu (approximately cuh-leen const-aan-teen anth-on pop-ess-koo tuh-rich-ah-noo), (born 14 January 1952), is the Prime minister of Romania from December 28, 2004. ...

A contributor to numerous newspapers and magazines (including Cotidianul, 22, Sfera Politicii, Lettre International, and Dosarele Istoriei), he has been a member of the editorial staff for Dilema Veche since 1998, and an editor for Gazeta Sporturilor since 2003. Between 2000 and 2004, Cioroianu has hosted several talk shows on television (for Pax TV, TVR 1, and Realitatea TV). Cotidianul is a Romanian newspaper, published Monday to Saturday in Berliner format. ... Revista 22 (22 Magazine) is a Romanian weekly magazine, issued by the Group for Social Dialogue and focused mainly on politics and culture. ... Sfera Politicii (Romanian for The Political Sphere) is a monthly political science magazine, published in Romania since 1992. ... Dilema Veche (Old Dilemma) is a prominent Romanian weekly journal of culture, criticism and opinion. ... Gazeta Sporturilor (meaning The Sports Gazette in Romanian) is a newspaper in Romania, and the countrys largest sports-related publication. ... A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ... TVR 1, Televiziunea Românǎ 1 (translated: Romanian Television 1), is the first channel of the public broadcaster TVR. The most important show of the channel is Jurnalul TVR, whos motto is: Jurnalul aşa cum ar trebui sǎ fie! (The news journal as it should be). ... Realitatea TV is the first Romanian news television network. ...

Biography

Early life

Born in Craiova to Iulian and Valeria, Cioroianu graduated from the University of Bucharest's Faculty of History in 1993, taking a Master's degree from Université Laval in Quebec (1997), and a PhD from the same institution (with the thesis The Myth, the Images and the Cult of the Leader in Communist Romania, 2002). County Dolj County Status County capital Mayor Antonie Solomon, Democratic Party, since 2004 Area 81. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Université Laval (Laval University) is the oldest centre of education in Canada, and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... PhD usually refers to the academic title Doctor of Philosophy PhD can also refer to the manga Phantasy Degree This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...

In 1993 he married Luminiţa, a university classmate who became an English-language translator.^[1] They had a son, Mihai, in 1999 before divorcing in November 2003. His wife cited an extramarital affair and a disinterest in family obligations as motives for the divorce.^[2]

Textbook controversy

One of his first noted public appearances took place in 1999, when several textbooks received endorsement from the Ministry of Education, as multiple alternatives to the older ones (which had been authored by the Ministry itself). New methods and subjects proposed in the study of Romanian history became the center of controversy, which involved, among others, the textbook authored by Cioroianu and other University staff (Stelian Brezeanu, Florin Müller, Mihai Sorin Rădulescu, and Mihai Retegan) for Editura RAO; the book itself was criticized for not allocating a larger segment to the Romanian Revolution of 1989, and Cioroianu later explained that the editorial choice had been imposed by the level of trustworthy sources available at the time.^[3] The Ministry of Education and Research of Romania (Romanian: ) is one of the fifteen ministries of the Government of Romania. ... Combatants Securitate and other loyalist forces Anti-CeauÅŸescu protesters, discontented Communist party members, Romanian Army defectors Commanders Nicolae CeauÅŸescu† Various independent leaders Casualties 1,104 deaths The Romanian Revolution of 1989 was a week-long series of riots and fighting in late December of 1989 that overthrew the...

Cioroianu was also highly critical of the methods used by adversaries of the textbooks during the overall debate, and publicly sided with the authors of arguably the most innovative manual, the one published by Editura Sigma.^[4][5] He repeatedly argued in favor of the authors (Sorin Mitu, Ovidiu Pecican, Lucia Copoeru, Virgiliu Ţârău, and Liviu Ţîrău), debating the issue with Marius Tucă and Octavian Paler during television appearances of that year.^[4] Ovidiu Coriolan Pecican (b. ... Marius Tucă (born 29 July 1966, Caracal, Olt County) is a Romanian journalist. ... Octavian Paler (July 2, 1926–May 7, 2007) was a Romanian writer, politician, journalist and civil society activist. ...

Throughout the Adrian Năstase premiership (2000-2004), Cioroianu remained critical of the Social Democratic Party's policies on education, and questioned the decision taken by the Minister of Education, Ecaterina Andronescu, regarding restrictions on the number of textbooks receiving official approval.^[6] Adrian Năstase (born June 22, 1950) is a Romanian politician who was the Prime Minister of Romania from December 2000 to December 2004. ... Categories: Lists of office-holders | Romanian history | Romanian Prime Ministers ... The Social Democratic Party of Romania (in Romanian, Partidul Social Democrat, PSD) is a major political party of Romania. ...

Political career

Adrian Cioroianu meets Condoleezza Rice in Washington, DC, June 13, 2007

Cioroianu entered politics as a PNL member in 2002, when he became an adviser on Theodor Stolojan's staff. Condoleezza Rice (born November 14, 1954) is the 66th United States Secretary of State, and the second in the administration of President George W. Bush to hold the office. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Theodor Dumitru Stolojan (born October 24, 1943) is a Romanian economist and politician. ...

In 2004, he was elected to the Senate for Timiş County, a member of the Justice and Truth group inside the Parliament of Romania. He was Vice President of the Senate Committee on Culture, Arts and Media, and stood on the Committee of Inquiry into the activities of the Romanian Television Company. For other uses of TimiÅŸ, see TimiÅŸ (disambiguation). ... Justice and Truth (in Romanian Dreptate ÅŸi Adevăr, or D.A. for short) is a political alliance comprising two political parties in Romania: the centre-right liberal National Liberal Party (PNL) and the centre-left reformist Democratic Party (PD). ... Type Bicameral Houses Senatul Camera DeputaÅ£ilor President of the Senate Nicolae Văcăroiu, PSD since 2004 President of the Chamber of Deputies Bogdan Olteanu, PNL since 2006 Members 469 137 senators 332 deputies Political groups (as of 2004 elections) Senate: PSD, PNL, PD,PRM, UDMR, PC, Independents Chamber... Televiziunea Română (pronunciation: télévizju:nèa ro:mÄ«nÉ™), more commonly referred to as TVR (pronunciation: tévéré) is the short name (for Societatea RomânÇŽ de Televiziune; acronym: STRV). ...

With fellow National Liberal parliamentarians Mona Muscă, Viorel Oancea, and Mihăiţă Calimente, Cioroianu initiated the legislative project on lustration (aimed at preventing former Romanian Communist Party and Union of Communist Youth active cadres from holding public office over a period of ten years).^[7][8] Proposed at the same time as a more radical one drafted by National Initiative Party politicians,^[7] it reflected the legacy of the Timişoara Proclamation^[7] and was passed by the Senate in April 2006.^[8] Lustration is, literally, a sacrifice, or ceremony, by which cities, fields, armies, or people, defiled by crimes, pestilence, or other cause of uncleanness, were purified. During the period after the fall of the various European Communist states in 1989–1991, the term came to refer to the policy of limiting... PCR hammer and sickle symbol The Romanian Communist Party (Romanian: Partidul Comunist Român, PCR) was a Communist political party in Romania. ... The Union of Communist Youth (Romanian: Uniunea Tineretului Comunist; UTC) was the Romanian Communist Partys youth organisation, modelled after the Soviet Komsomol. ... The Proclamation of TimiÅŸoara is a document written by the TimiÅŸoara participants in the Romanian Revolution of 1989, in which they expressed their political views and demands. ...

He became an observer to the European Parliament in 2005, and was subsequently selected MEP in 2007. On February 19, 2007, he was nominated as foreign minister by Prime Minister Călin Popescu Tăriceanu, following the resignation of Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu.^[9] President Traian Băsescu refused to approve the nomination, saying that Cioroianu lacked the necessary experience.^[10] In March, Tăriceanu asked the Constitutional Court to resolve the dispute.^[10] Established 1952, as the Common Assembly President Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP) Since 16 January 2007 Vice-Presidents 14 Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (EPP) Alejo Vidal-Quadras (EPP) Gérard Onesta (Greens – EFA) Edward McMillan-Scott (ED) Mario Mauro (EPP) Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez (PES) Luigi Cocilovo (ALDE) Mechtild... [[Media:Italic text]]{| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Categories: Lists of office-holders | Romanian Prime Ministers | History of Romania ... Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu Călin Constantin Anton Popescu-Tăriceanu (approximately cuh-leen const-aan-teen anth-on pop-ess-koo tuh-rich-ah-noo), (born 14 January 1952), is the Prime minister of Romania from December 28, 2004. ... Mihai Razvan Ungureanu Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu (born 1968) is a Romanian historian, diplomat and politician. ... The President of Romania is the head of state of Romania. ... Traian Băsescu (born November 4, 1951) is a Romanian politician and former Merchant Navy officer. ... The Constitutional Court of Romania (Curtea ConstituÅ£ională in Romanian) is the institution which rules on whether the laws, decrees or other bills enacted by the Romanian authorities are in conformity with the Constitution. ...

Following the creation of the second Popescu Tăriceanu cabinet, Cioroianu was confirmed as foreign minister by President Băsescu and sworn in on April 5, 2007. He resigned on April 11, 2008 following a scandal involving an alleged Romanian thief who died following a hunger strike in Kraków, Poland, where he had been arrested. Romania's consular services were faulted for not intervening in his defense.^[11] is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... A hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance in which participants fast as an act of political protest, or to provoke feelings of guilt or to achieve a goal such as a policy change. ... For other uses, see Krakow (disambiguation). ...

"Greatest Romanians" controversy

In autumn 2006, he was selected by TVR 1 to take part in the televised poll to determine the greatest Romanian, during which he was to showcase the career of Conducător Ion Antonescu, Romania's World War II dictator; the public had already selected Antonescu as one of the top 10 entries. Like other intellectuals chosen to take part in the campaign, each supporting a particular entry, Cioroianu narrated a short documentary film, and was subsequently involved in debates on the TVR 1 set (during two separate rounds of voting). TVR 1, Televiziunea RomânÇŽ 1 (translated: Romanian Television 1), is the first channel of the public broadcaster TVR. The most important show of the channel is Jurnalul TVR, whos motto is: Jurnalul aÅŸa cum ar trebui sÇŽ fie! (The news journal as it should be). ... TV shows logo In 2006, the Romanian Television Company (Televiziunea Română, TVR) conducted a vote to determine whom the general public considers the 100 greatest Romanians of all time, in a version of the British TV show 100 greatest Britons. ... Conducător (literally in Romanian, Leader) was the title used officially in two instances by Romanian heads of state. ... Office Prime Minister, Conducător of Romania Term of office from September 4, 1940 until August 23, 1944 Profession Soldier, politician Political party none, formally allied with the Iron Guard Spouse Rasela Mendel Date of birth June 15, 1882 Place of birth PiteÅŸti, Romania Date of death June 1... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Literati redirects here. ...

Unlike all other participants, he chose to base his account of Antonescu on criticism, exposing, among others, war crimes against the Jewish and Roma communities during the Holocaust (in Transnistria and elsewhere),^[12] as well as Antonescu's unquestioned support for Adolf Hitler (see Romania during World War II), while arguing that Antonescu was a mediocre politician.^[13] In the context of war, a war crime is a punishable offense under International Law, for violations of the laws of war by any person or persons, military or civilian. ... Jewish Romanian history concerns the Jews of Romania and of Romanian origins. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require a spell check. ... For other uses, see Holocaust (disambiguation) and Shoah (disambiguation). ... Romania controlled (August 19 1941 - January 29 1944) the whole Transnistrian region between Dniester, Bug rivers and Black Sea coast. ... Hitler redirects here. ... In June of 1941, after a brief period of nominal neutrality under King Carol, Romania joined the Axis Powers. ...

The Romanian Academy's National Institute for the Study of Totalitarianism reacted to the program, accusing TVR 1 of mounting an overt campaign to denigrate Antonescu.^[13] It also questioned the fact that Cioroianu, a member of the Senate Committee on Culture, had accepted payment with public funds for his presence on the show.^[13] Criticism was also voiced by Ziua newspaper, which asked why the Television had not handed the office to a public person with more positive views of the former Romanian leader, and argued that Cioroianu had used his position to shame those who had voted for Antonescu.^[14] The Romanian Academy (Romanian: Academia Română) is a cultural forum founded in Romania in 1866. ... Totalitarianism is a term employed by some political scientists, especially those in the field of comparative politics, to describe modern regimes in which the state regulates nearly every aspect of public and private behavior. ... The old logo Ziua (The Day in Romanian) is a major Romanian daily newspaper published in Bucharest. ...

In response, Cioroianu indicated that he had been invited on set as a history professor, not as an Antonescu defender or a Senator,^[12] and argued that his was a version determined by research (arguing that the latter is "the best cure against all sorts of mythologies and clichés").^[12]

Works

Authored

• Scrum de secol. O sută una poveşti suprapuse ("The Ashes of a Century. A Hundred and One Superimposed Stories"), Editura Curtea Veche, Bucharest, 2001
• Focul ascuns în piatră. Despre istorie, memorie şi alte vanităţi contemporane ("The Fire Hidden in Stone. On History, Memory and Other Contemporary Vanities"), Polirom, Iaşi, 2002
• Ce Ceausescu qui hante les Roumains: le mythe, les représentations et le culte du Dirigeant dans la Roumanie communiste ("This Ceauşescu Who Is Haunting the Romanians: the Myth, the Images and the Cult of the Leader in Communist Romania"; originally published in French), Editura Curtea Veche, L'agence Universitaire de la Francophonie, Bucharest 2005
• Pe umerii lui Marx. O introducere în istoria comunismului românesc ("On the Shoulders of Marx. An Incursion into the History of Romanian Communism"), Editura Curtea Veche, Bucharest, 2005. ISBN 9736691756
• Sic transit gloria. Cronica subiectivă a unui cincinal în trei ani şi jumătate ("Sic Transit Gloria. The Subjective Chronicle of a Five-Year Plan Completed over Three and a Half Years"), Polirom, Iaşi, 2006

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Co-authored

• with Lucian Boia and Tom Sandqvist: Arhiva Durerii ("The Archive of Pain"), Editura Fundaţia Academia Civică, 2000

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References

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External links

• (Romanian) Official website
• (Romanian) Profile at the Romanian Senate
• European Parliament profile
• European Parliament official photo
• "Parliament's Romanian and Bulgarian Observers speak out", on the European Parliament site, October 4, 2006
• (Romanian) Profile at Polirom.ro
• (Romanian) Fragment from Pe umerii lui Marx, published by LiterNet