Leonida Lari | |
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 Lari in the 1970s | |
| Member of theParliament of Romania | |
| In office 1992–2008 | |
| Member of theSupreme Soviet of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 1989–1991 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1949-10-26)26 October 1949 Bursuceni,Moldavian SSR,Soviet Union |
| Died | 11 December 2011(2011-12-11) (aged 62) Chişinău,Moldova |
| Political party | Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party |
| Other political affiliations | Greater Romania Party Popular Front of Moldova |
Leonida Lari (26 October 1949 – 11 December 2011) was a Moldovan poet, journalist, and politician who advocated for the reunion ofBessarabia withRomania. She published 24 volumes of poetry and prose and was a prolific translator of key works from world literature intoRomanian.
Leonida Lari was born on 26 October 1949 inBursuceni,Moldovan SSR, one of the former Soviet Socialist Republics of the Soviet Union. Her parents, Ion and Nadejda Tuchilatu, were teachers. Lari had a younger brother, Leonard Tuchilatu, also a poet, who died when he was only 24 of kidney failure after being exposed to radiation under suspicious circumstances while under mandatory service in the Soviet army.[1]
Leonida Lari graduated from the State University ofChişinău,Moldova, with a major in philology. She worked at the Museum of Literature "D. Cantemir" inChişinau (1971–1973), was an editor for the journal "Literatură şi Artă" (1985–1988), as well as editor-in-chief (1988–2003) of "Glasul Națiunii", the first publication in the Latin alphabet in the republic of Moldova.
Leonida Lari was one of the leaders of the movement for national emancipation inBessarabia between 1988 and 1991. She was elected as a representative to theSupreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1988–1990) and was a member of the Permanent Bureau of the People's Front of Moldova (1990–1992). Between 1990 and 1992, Leonida Lari served as the president of theChristian Democratic League of Women (one of the constituent components of theSocial Liberal Party from 2001). In 1992, after repeated threats to the well-being of her children, Leonida Lari and her family fled toBucharest, Romania. Between 1992 and 2008, Leonida Lari was a representative to theParliament of Romania.[2]
After a long battle withcancer, Leonida Lari died inChișinău,Moldova on 11 December 2011. Her death was followed by astate funeral, during which thousands of Moldovans paid their respects.[3]
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