Cornel Pacoste (1930-1999)
Cornel Pacoste (1930-1999)
Author(s): Dan CătănuşSubject(s): History, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Special Historiographies:, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism, Societal Essay
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studiul Totalitarismului
Keywords: Cornel Pacoste; Romanian Communist Party; Bucharest University Party Centre; Foreign Intelligence Direction; December 1989 Romanian Revolution;
Summary/Abstract: Cornel Pacoste was one of the most important RCP activists in the 1970s and 1980s, even though he was not in the high ranking.The first part of his career was linked to academic life. After 1953, he taught at the Construction Institute in Bucharest and at the same time, he was a party activist for the university youth. In 1973, while he was the first-secretary of the Bucharest University Centre Party Committee, he was sent to work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Headquarters as chief of direction and party secretary organization within the MFA.He worked closely with the Foreign Intelligence Direction, especially with general Ion Mihai Pacepa. After general Pacepa’s defection, Pacoste was initially side-tracked. However, in time he resumed his functions as first secretary at Timiş county (1982), Executive Political Committee deputy member (1984), and vice president of the government (1987).During the days of the 1989 revolution in Timişoara Pacoste was sent by Nicolae Ceauşescu to calm the spirits. He was arrested on December 22, 1989 and sentenced to 20 years.
Journal: Arhivele Totalitarismului
- Issue Year: XXX/2022
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 256-261
- Page Count: 6
- Language: Romanian
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