Corneliu Vadim Tudor
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Corneliu Vadim Tudor (Romanian pronunciation: [korˈnelju vaˈdim ˈtudor]; 28 November 1949 – 14 September 2015), also colloquially known as "Tribunul", was a poet, writer, and journalist who was the leader of the Greater Romania Party (Romanian: Partidul România Mare) and a Member of the European Parliament. He was a Romanian senator from 1992 to 2008. He was born and died in Bucharest, Romania.[1]
Corneliu Vadim Tudor | |
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Member of the European Parliament for Romania | |
In office 14 July 2009 – 1 July 2014 | |
Vice-President of the Senate of Romania | |
In office 19 December 2004 – 14 December 2008 | |
President | Nicolae Văcăroiu |
Member of the Senate of Romania | |
In office 16 October 1992 – 14 December 2008 | |
Constituency | Bucharest |
Leader of the Greater Romania Party | |
In office 20 June 1991 – 14 September 2015 | |
Succeeded by | Emil Străinu |
Personal details | |
Born | Corneliu Tudor (1949-11-28)28 November 1949 Bucharest, Romanian People's Republic |
Died | 14 September 2015(2015-09-14) (aged 65) Bucharest, Romania |
Resting place | Ghencea Cemetery, Bucharest |
Political party | Romanian Communist Party (1980–1989) Greater Romania Party (1991–2015) |
Spouse |
Doina Tudor (m. 1987–2015) |
Children | Lidia Tudor, Eugenia Tudor |
Relatives | Marcu Tudor (brother) |
Education | Saint Sava National College |
Alma mater | University of Bucharest University of Vienna University of Craiova Ovidius University |
Occupation | Writer, poet, journalist, politician |
Profession | Historian, sociologist, theologian |
Religion | Romanian Orthodox |
Website | vadim-tudor |
As a political figure, he was known for having held strong nationalist[2] views, which were reflected in his rhetoric and his denunciation of political opponents (a tactic which the judgements in several civil lawsuits handed down against him deemed to be slanderous).[citation needed] He was most commonly referred to as "Vadim", which was a name he selected for himself, not a family name (and not shared with his brother, former Romanian Army officer Marcu Tudor [ro]).[3]