1. Valeriu Matei was born on 31 March 1959 and is a Moldovan writer and politician.
14 Facts About Valeriu Matei
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Valeriu Matei served as a member of the Parliament of Moldova from 1990.
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Valeriu Matei made his poetic debut in 1980 in the newspaper "The Youth of Moldova".
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In 1987, Valeriu Matei was one of the participants that triggered the 1989 revolution against the Soviet occupation of the territory.
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Valeriu Matei later became a member of The Writers' Union of Moldova, The Theatrical Union, and a founding member of the Democratic Movement.
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In May 1989 Valeriu Matei helped found The Peoples' Front of Moldova as a member in the Council, in their Permanent Bureau, and as their spokesperson.
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Valeriu Matei wrote the final document of the first Great National Meeting about sovereignty and the Romanians' right to have a future.
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In 1990 Valeriu Matei was elected member in the Parliament of Chisinau, chairman of the Parliamentary Commission for the Mass-Media, and a member in the Presidium of the Parliament.
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Valeriu Matei wrote The Proclamation adopted by this meeting and participated at the Conference OSCE in Copenhagen on behalf of the Republic of Moldova.
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Valeriu Matei became vice-president of the Parliament and chairman of the Cooperation Commission between Moldova and the European Union.
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Valeriu Matei published Ziliada in 2008, published the new edition of the volume "Wolf Asleep" and the anthology The Elegies of the prodigal son in 2010.
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Valeriu Matei published journal articles, literature essays, and has translated from French poetry, Russian poetry, and Spanish poetry.
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Valeriu Matei was a participant of the International Istanbulensis Poetry Festival.
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Valeriu Matei became a Member of the Romanian Academy in 2011.