Neculai Constantin Munteanu (n. 16 November 1941,
Pufești,
Vrancea County
Vrancea () is a county ( județ) in Romania, with its seat at Focșani. It is mostly in the historical region of Moldavia but the southern part, below the Milcov River, is in Muntenia.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 340,310 and ...
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Romania
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dissident. Through his shows on
Radio Free Europe he became known for condemning
Nicolae Ceaușescu
Nicolae Ceaușescu ( , ; – 25 December 1989) was a Romanian communist politician and dictator. He was the general secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989, and the second and last Communist leader of Romania. He was ...
's regime, which lasted until 1989. His shows were secretly listened to by millions of Romanians.
After the
fall of communism, Munteanu hosted a show on Radio Free Europe titled "Eu și câinele meu, Securitatea" ("Me and my dog, the
Securitate").
Personal life
In February 2007, Neculai Munteanu
revealed that he was gay on his radio show. He stated that, "I must say this because it is true and because I can now say it to people who are tolerant, from a European country, who have learnt that the person close to you can also be different from you, but still human".
References
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People from Vrancea County
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty people
Romanian journalists
Romanian dissidents
Romanian gay writers
Romanian LGBT journalists
Gay journalists
Living people
1941 births