Cristian Paţurcă

Cristian Paţurcă (September 10, 1964 – January 18, 2011)^[1] was a Romanian composer.

Paţurcă was born and died in Bucharest. He was the composer of a song called (Imnul Golanilor - The Hooligans’ Hymn) that inspired Romanians in their struggle against vestiges of the Communist government.

Awards

The president of Romania, Traian Băsescu, awarded Paţurcă the National Cross in April 2010 for faithful service, 20 years after he composed the song.

Death

Paţurcă died on January 18, 2011 at the age of 46, after a long battle with tuberculosis and long-term liver problems.

External links

• Imnul Golanilor - The Hooligans’ Hymn
• obituary on Linkiesta.it

See also

Golaniad

References

1. ^ NYTimes

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Name	Paturca, Cristian
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Date of birth	September 10, 1964
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Date of death	January 18, 2011
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