- Valentin Ceauşescu
Valentin Ceauşescu (born 17 February 1948) is a Romanian
physicist .Valentin is the son of former
President of Romania Nicolae Ceauşescu and his wife,Elena Ceauşescu . The adoption, in March 1948, was part of theRomanian Workers' Party campaign for party members to adoptwar orphan s. Unlike other members of the Ceauşescu family, he was not involved in politics and worked as anuclear physicist at theInstitute of Atomic Physics (IFA) inMăgurele , a job which he still holds as of 2006.Valentin Ceauşescu did his undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Physics,
University of Bucharest . In 1967, he went to pursue his studies inphysics at theImperial College London , in theUnited Kingdom . Since 1971, he has published papers in both physics and mathematics. HisErdős number is 6.On 3 July 1970, he married Iordana (Dana) Borilă, the daughter of communist leader
Petre Borilă , but Ceauşescu disagreed with the marriage and Valentin's wife and their child were expelled toCanada . In the 1980s, he was also involved in the managing of the football teamFC Steaua Bucureşti , which won the European Cup in 1986.In December 1989, following the Romanian Revolution, Valentin Ceauşescu was arrested, together with the other members of his family. He was freed nine months later, after no real charges were brought against him. During that time, his collection of 50 paintings by Romanian masters, engravings by
Francisco Goya , and hundreds of rare books were confiscated. When he asked for restitution, the Romanian authorities argued that there are no documents which prove that he is the owner, and that the art collection rather belongs to the Romanian state. As a result, Valentin Ceauşescu has sued the government.References
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1632278.stm "Ceauşescu's son sues over paintings"] ,
BBC , 1 November 2001
*ro icon Bogdan Costescu, [http://www.9am.ro/revistapresei/Actualitate/21551/Valentin-Ceausescu-incearca-sa-recupereze-averea-familiei-acuzand-Parchetul-General "Valentin Ceauşescu încearcă să recupereze averea familiei, acuzând Parchetul General"] ("Valentin Ceauşescu tries to regain the family fortune accusing the General State's Attorney Office"), "Gardianul ", 28 October 2005
*ro icon Miruna Pasa, [http://www.jurnalul.ro/articol_65886/valentin_ceausescu_s_fortune__righteous_restitution.html&cid=0 "Valentin Ceauşescu's Fortune - Righteous Restitution"] , "Jurnalul Naţional ", 8 November 2006
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