Biography
Born in Iaşi, Liviu Cangeopol studied Languages and Literature in his home town and Accounting and Business Administration in the United States. He made his writing debut in Dialog Magazine (1978). Liviu Cangeopol published the only anti-communist book that was written and made public while still living under the Romanian Communist Regime, What Else Could Be Said – Free Discussions in an Occupied Country, (1989—Agora-USA, 1990—Minerva Publishing House, 2000—Nemira Publishing House) with co-author Dan Petrescu.
This book is considered one of the most vehement protests written against Romanian President Nicolae Ceauşescu and his regime.
In April 1988, Paris daily Libération published an interview with Cangeopol, Be Satisfied Mr. President – Your Name will Remain in History. Broadcasted on Radio Free Europe, Cangeopol’s interview accused President Ceausescu of violating human rights and free speech (this was a very dangerous and an extremely rare act at the time.)
In September 1989, just three months before the Romanian Revolution, Cangeopol immigrated to the United States with his family. He began his journalistic career in New York at Romanian Free World. Cangeopol also published his work in other newspapers such as New York, Romanian Times, Cultural Observator, Contrapunct, Vatra, Flacăra Iaşului, etc. Cangeopol has been an American citizen since 1996.
Liviu Cangeopol is one of the few Romanian human rights activists whose name appeared in Pace of Democratic Reforms and Status of Human Rights in Eastern Europe, written by United States Congress. House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations. (U.S. G.P.O., 1990)
Today, after the fall of the communist regime, Liviu Cangeopol’s name appears in Romanian History text books. On December 18, 2006, Romanian President Traian Băsescu, while presenting a report condemning the acts of the former Communist regime, extended special appreciations to Liviu Cangeopol and to six other people for the integrity and courage in their fight for justice under the communist regime.
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