Background
Nicoleta Valeria Bruteanu was born on July 4, 1919, in Turnu Măgurele, Romania.
Nicoleta Valeria Bruteanu was born on July 4, 1919, in Turnu Măgurele, Romania.
She was a niece of Iuliu Maniu. Early years A graduate of the Bucharest Conservatory, Nicoleta Valeria Bruteanu joined the National Peasants" Party during World World War World War II Between 1945-1947, she served as editor of Dreptatea, the official newspaper of the National Peasants" Party. Detention years On August 24, 1949, Nicoleta Valeria Bruteanu was arrested by the Communist secret police.
Although she was never formally charged with or sentenced for any crime, she spent four years in prison as a political detainee.
She recounted her ordeal in an autobiographical novel, titled Prisoner arise, that was originally published in French. The book was eventually translated into several languages.
The Romanian movie Bless you, prison, based on this novel and directed by Nicolae Mărgineanu, was released in 2002. Marriage Exile In 1969, Nicole and Sergiu Grossu were permitted to leave Romania.
They eventually settled in Paris, France, after having been granted political asylum by the French Government.
Final years At the end of 1995, Nicole Valéry Grossu was diagnosed with lymphoma, a type of blood cell cancer primarily affecting lymph nodes. She underwent aggressive chemotherapy treatment at the Foch Hospital in Paris. Despite all efforts to save her life, she died on December 14, 1996 in Paris.
Following the installation of the Communist Regime in Romania, the National Peasants" Party, along with most of the other political parties, was outlawed.
There, they founded the publishing house Catacombes and served as editors of a magazine with the same name. They also founded the association Louisiana Chaine, and hosted the show "Duh şi Adevǎr" (English: "Spirit and Truth") on Radio Transport-Europa, dedicated to defending religious liberty in the countries behind the iron curtain.
