Octavian Țîcu

Octavian Ţicu

Ministry of Youth and Sport
In office February 26, 2013 – May 30, 2013
Preceded by	Ion Cebanu
Succeeded by	Octavian Bodișteanu
Personal details
Born	(1972-08-21) August 21, 1972 Ungheni
Alma mater	[University of Iaşi]
Profession	Historian
Religion	Eastern Orthodoxy

Octavian Ţicu (also spelled Țâcu, born August 21, 1972, Ungheni) is a politician and historian from the Republic of Moldova and former professional boxer (multiple national champion).

Biography

Octavian Ţicu is Researcher-Coordinator at Institute of History, Academy of Science of the Republic of Moldova and Associate Professor at Moldova State University. Octavian Ţicu holds a degree in history from the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iaşi, Romania, where he also studied for a Ph.D. (1994–2000). He is author of six books (published in Germany, USA, UK, Romania).

Octavian Ţicu is a member of the Commission for the Study of the Communist Dictatorship in Moldova.^[1] Octavian Ţicu has received numerous awards that allowed him to do research in Romania, Russia, Hungary,France, Switzerland,and the United States of America. Presently he is researcher-coordinator at the Institute of History, State and Law, Academy of Science of Moldova.

The executive approved the resignation of former minister Ion Cebanu on 6 February 2013. On the 26th of February 2013 Octavian Țîcu assumed office of Ministry of Youth and Sport of Republic of Moldova.^[2]

Published Books: 1. Ticu, O. and Bogus, B. (2014): Nicolae Simatoc (192-1979). Legenda unui fotbalist basarabean de la Ripensia la FC Barcelona, Ediția II, Chisinau. Cartdidact, 267 pp. 2. S. Miloiu, O. Țîcu, V. Jarmolenko (2013), From Neighbourhood to Partnership: Highlights of Lithuania Relations with Romania and Moldova, Târgoviște: Cetatea de Scaun, 2013, 311 pp. 3. Ticu, O. and Bogus, B. (2013): Nicolae Simatoc (192-1979). Legenda unui fotbalist basarabean de la Ripensia la FC Barcelona, Chisinau. Cartdidact, 211 pp. 4. Ticu, O. and Bogus, B. (2010): East European Football from Communism to Globalization, Saarbruken. Lambert Academic Publishing, 167 pp. 5. Ticu, O. and Bogus, B. (2008): Fotbalul în contextul transformărilor democratice din Europa de Est. Cazul Ucrainei, României şi Republicii Moldova. (Football in the context of democratic transformations in Eastern Europe. The case of Ukraine, Romania and Moldova), Chişinău. Cartdidact. 144 pp. 6. Ticu, O. (2004): Problema Basarabiei şi relaţiile sovieto-române în perioada interbelică (1919-1939) (The Bessarabia Problem and Soviet-Romanian Relationships in the Interwar Period (1919-1939)). Chişinău. Prut International. 269 pp.

Awards

In 2010, he was awarded Medal "Civic Merit" by the President of the Republic of Moldova.
In 2004, he received the National Youth Prize in the field of Science and Literature for his monograph, entitled The Problem of Basarabia and Soviet-Romanian Ties in the Interwar Period (1919–1939).
During his student years, Ţicu was a professional boxer and won multiple international awards:

1995-2003: Seven times National Champion of Moldova 1995: World Championship, Berlin (Germany). Lost first round to Serafim Todorov (Bulgaria) 1996: V place to European Championship, Vejle (Denmark). Qualified to Olympic Summer Games. 1996: Vice-Champion of Bulgaria for club "Slavia" Sofia. 1996: Participant to the Summer Olympic Games, Atlanta (USA).Lost first round to Toncho Tonchev (Bulgaria) 1996: Golden medalist at Golden Glove, Beograd (Yugoslavia). 1997: Bronze medalist at Czech Grand Prix, Usti nad Labem (Czech Republic) 1997: World Championship, Budapest (Hungary). Lost first round to Dimitar Shtilianov (Bulgaria) 1998: Silver medalist at Chemiepocale, Halle (Germany). Qualified to European Championship. 1998: European Championship, Minsk (Belarus). Lost first round to A. Serdiuk (Ukraine) 1998: Golden medalist at Beogradski Pobednik, Beograd (Yugoslavia) 1999: Silver medallist at European Cup, Lvov (Ukraine) 1999: Bronze medalist at Black Sea Cup, Sevastopol (Ukraine) (Qualification Tournament to the Olympic Summer Games) 2000: Bronze medalist at Golden Belt, Bucharest (Romania) 2001: IX place at World Championship, Belfast (Northern Ireland). 2001: Silver medalist at Feliks Stamm, Warsaw (Poland) 2002: Bronze medalist at Golden Belt, Bucharest (Romania) 2002: European Championship, Permi (Russia). Lost first round to Filip Palici (Croatia) 2003: Golden medalist at Beogradski Pobednik, Beograd (Serbia) 2003: Bronze medalist at Feliks Stamm, Warsaw (Poland) - the last international tournament.

External links

Ticu Octavian
Octavian Ticu, al doilea la Cupa Europei
Octavian Ticu
(Romanian) Preşedintele interimar al Republicii Moldova Mihai Ghimpu a emis un decret prezidenţial privind constituirea Comisiei pentru studierea şi aprecierea regimului comunist totalitar din Republica Moldova.
Moldovan authorities going to condemn communist regime…
Hundreds of thousands of cases to be examined by commission for combating Communism
http://www.privesc.eu/?p=1884 - The first press conference of the Commission, Moldpress, January 18, 2010. Video.
http://www.timpul.md/article/2010/01/18/5881 - interview with Gheorghe Cojocaru, president of the Commission.
(Romanian) Vladimir Tismăneanu, Un moment istoric: Comisia de studiere a comunismului
Site-ul Parlamentului Republicii Moldova
http://www.timpul.md/articol/omul-saptamanii-octavian-tacu-23486.html
http://www.fanbase.com/Octavian-Ticu

References

↑ 165/14.01.2010 Decret privind constituirea Comisiei pentru studierea si aprecierea regimului comunist totalitar din Republica Moldova, Monitorul Oficial 5-7/3, 19.01.2010
↑ http://www.trm.md/ro/politic/octavian-ticu-propus-in-functia-de-ministru-al-tineretului-si-sportului/

Alliance for European Integration

Topics	July 2009 election Presidential election, November–December 2009 Constitutional Reform 2010 Constitutional Referendum Commission for the Study of the Communist Dictatorship 2010 parliamentary election 2011 presidential election

Parties	Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova Liberal Party (Moldova) Democratic Party of Moldova Party Alliance Our Moldova (2009-2010)

First Cabinet	Filat Bodiu Bujor Buliga Catan Cebanu Cosarciuc Focșa Hotineanu Lazăr Leancă Marinuța Negrei Negruță Oleinic Osipov Răducan A. Șalaru G. Șalaru Tănase

Second Cabinet	Filat Leancă (acting) Șleahtițchi Sandu Buliga Roibu Recean Cebanu Țâcu Bumacov Focșa Usatîi Lazăr Leancă Marinuța Moldovanu Negruță Filip Carpov Răducan A. Șalaru G. Șalaru Tănase Efrim

PLDM MPs	Filat Tănase Godea Palihovici Nagacevschi Țap Vieru Balan Hotineanu Leancă Ghilețchi Șleahtițchi Agache Cimbriciuc Furdui Ioniță Streleț Butmalai Ionaș Ciobanu Olaru

PL MPs	Chirtoacă Ghimpu Șalaru Fusu Cojocaru Arhire Brega Vacarciuc Bodrug Guțu Hadârcă Nemerenco I. Lupu Moldovanu Vieru Apostol

PD MPs	M. Lupu Lazăr Corman Popov Băieșu Diacov Serebrian Stoianoglo Răducan Guma Ghilaș Buliga Jantuan Nantoi Arpentin Stratan Guznac

AMN MPs	Serafim Urechean Veaceslav Untilă Ion Pleșca Leonid Bujor Vasile Balan Iurie Colesnic Veaceslav Platon Valentin Chepteni

Cojocaru Commission	Cojocaru Cașu Musteață Tașcă Bahnaru Beșleagă Chircă Dragnev Eșanu Moșanu Parasca Petrencu Postică Țîcu Varta

Anti-communism in Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina (1917-1991)

Political entities	Bessarabia Bukovina Moldavian Democratic Republic Moldavian ASSR Moldavian SSR

Events	Soviet occupation Soviet deportations Romania during World War II Fântâna Albă massacre Tatarka common graves Operation North 1989 Moldova civil unrest

Anti-Soviet organizations	Arcaşii lui Ştefan Black Army Democratic Agrarian Party Freedom Party Democratic Union of Freedom Sabia Dreptăţii "Vasile Lupu" High School Group Vocea Basarabiei

Activists and dissidents	Alexandru Baltagă Filimon Bodiu Olimpiada Bodiu Gheorghe Briceag Ion Codreanu Gheorghe Ghimpu Pan Halippa Eufrosinia Kersnovskaya Ion Moraru Vasile Odobescu Ion Pelivan Vadim Pirogan Ion Vasilenco Victor Zâmbrea

Persecutors	NKVD KGB Securitate Ivan Bodiul Pyotr Grigoryevich Borodin

Organisations, places, events	Literatura şi Arta Popular Front of Moldova Stephen the Great Monument Marea Adunare Naţionalǎ Glasul Deşteptarea Memorial to Victims of Stalinist Repression Monument to the Victims of the Soviet Occupation Muzeul Memoriei Neamului

1988-1991, people	Nicolae Costin Nicolae Dabija Mircea Druc Gheorghe Ghimpu Ion Hadîrcǎ Dumitru Matcovschi

The political diaspora	Anton Crihan Paul Goma Nicolae Lupan Grigore Singurel

See also Commission for the Study of the Communist Dictatorship in Moldova

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