From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Radu Filipescu
Radu Filipescu
Dissident activity before 1989
Radu Filipescu thought that people in Romania were very
unsatisfied with Ceausescu’s leadership, but in order to
prove it they have to be organized. He proposed in
leaflets spread in Bucharest that people would take a
walk on the streets at a certain hour on Sundays as a
protest against the Communist dictator’s regime. He
made leaflets which he put into people’s post boxes in
Bucharest. This happened between December 1982 and
May 1983. On May 7, 1983 he was arrested, and later sen-
tenced to 10 years in prison. In December 1984 he was
Amnesty International’s Prisoner of the Month. On April
18, 1986 he was released due to international pressure on
the Romanian government, made thanks to his family’s
efforts to make his case known abroad and by many non-
governmental organizations, like The French League for
Human Rights (La Ligue des Droits de l’Homme), "Inter-
nationale Gesellschaft für Menschenrechte" (IGFM) from
the Federal Republic of Germany, "Le Pave" from
Switzerland, and the efforts of politicians from Western
European countries and United States . He served almost
Radu Filipescu, mai 1986 3 years at Rahova prison, Jilava prison, and Aiud prison.
In that period there were in jail in Romania about
Radu Filipescu (b. December 26,1955[1] in Târgu- 30 political prisoners : Ion Bugan (convicted at 10 years),
Mureş) is a former Romanian anti-Communist dissident. Năstasescu Gheorghe (10 years), Lițoiu Nicolae (15 years),
He is the youngest son of Zorel Filipescu and Carmelita- Dumitru Iuga (10 years ), Manu Gheorghe (8 years), Ilie
Ileana Filipescu. His elder brother is Doru Filipescu, a Ion (6 years), Costică Purcaru (7 years ), Barabas Francisc
well known orthopedic surgeon on Sf. Ioan Hospital, in (7 years), Barabas Janos (6 years), Borbely Erno (6 years),
Bucharest. Radu Filipescu is married from 1988 to Daniela Olteanu Carol (8 years), Vlăsceanu Florin (6 years), Totu
Filipescu, anesthesiologist, head of an intensive therapy Victor (7 years), Gheorghe Magureanu (6 years ),
unit in CC Iliescu Hospital, Bucharest. They have a son, Gherghina Gheorghe (7 years ), Ionel Nicolae ( 7 years ),
Radu-Zorel Filipescu, born on February 2, 1998. Iancu Marin (8 years ). Dragos Oloieru died in prison in
During dictator Ceauşescu’s regime he served several 1987, and Arpad Viski, died after he was released in 1986,
years in prison for "propaganda against the socialist or- under suspect circumstances.
der". In 1987 Radu Filipescu tried to organize a Referendum
Radu Filipescu is the nephew of Victor Groza, brother about the Ceausescu’s leadership. As a result on Decem-
of Petru Groza, a communist leader.[2] ber 12 he was arrested and kept under violent investi-
gation by the Securitate officers. After a fast and strong
reaction from Human Rights organizations and foreign
Studies and wokplaces radio broadcasters: "Radio Free Europe", "BBC", "RFI",
Radu Filipescu graduated the Bucharest Polytechnic In- "Deutche Welle", "Voice of America" he was released on
stitute, Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications December 22 ( 1987 ), without having been indicted. He
in 1979. Later he worked at Automatica factory until he was third time arrested on December 22, 1989, being re-
was arrested in 1983, and after he was released from the leased at noon.
prison, on 1986, at the IEMI factory, as electronic engi- In May 1988, together with other former political
neer . prisoners: Gheorghe Nastasescu, Filip Iulius, Iancu Marin,
Carol Olteanu, Costica Purcaru, Totu Victor, tried to start
a free trade union, called "Libertatea" (Freedom), but due
to threats by the Securitate secret police, to those who
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Radu Filipescu
tried to join the movement, popular support was nor
achieved. .
Books
Es gibt Dinge, die muss man einfach tun - Der Widerstand des
jungen Radu Filipescu ( " There Are Certain Things Which
Civic activity after 1989 Simply Must Be Done - The Resistance of the Young Radu
After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, Radu Filipescu Filipescu ") - is written after intense documentation in
Dialog,
found the Group for Social Dialog being elected its presi- Romania in the period 1990 - 1995 by he German writer
dent (in 1998), founding member of APADOR-CH, founder Herma Kennel. The book was first printed by Heder Ver-
and president of the Association of Revolutionaries lag, Germany (ISBN 3-451-04446-3) in 1996. The book was
Privilegies.
Without Privilegies translated in Romanian and printed by Universal Dalsi
in 1998 with the title : Jogging cu Securitatea . A second
Parrot Clip edition was printed by Polirom publishing house in 2009
with a foreword by Ana Blandiana.
Radu Filipescu is the inventor of " the Parrot Clip" , a
simple but efficient solution challenging the well-known
alligator clip. The advantages of the Parrot Clip are an
References
outcome of the new metal tip, which performs the direct [1] cpcadcr.presidency.ro/upload/Radu_Filipescu.pdf
contact and the connection with a spring-loaded steel [2] cpcadcr.presidency.ro/upload/Radu_Filipescu.pdf
hooked rod. The invention has the PCT/RO 91/00003
patent, the 0563234 European patent, the US no. 5457392
patent. The Parrot Clip was awarded the Gold medal in
External links
1992 at Bruxelles World Fair of Inventions. Actual models 1. Interview with Radu Filipescu in Revista 22 (in
are produced by Parrot Invent Company Radu Filipescu is Romanian)
the author of some other inventions patented and under 2. Radu Filipescu la Institutul de Investigare a Crimelor
production at the same company. Comunismului în România
3. http://apador.org/old/indexe.htm
4. Asociaţia Revoluţionarilor Fără Privilegii
Commercial activity 5. Parrot Invent test leads and clips
Radu Filipescu is owner and manager of the Parrot Invent
SRL company.
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