Marius Oprea

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Marius Oprea (; born 1964) is a Romanian historian (specialized in recent history), poet and essayist.

Born in Târgovişte, he studied history at the University of Bucharest and he has a PhD with a thesis on the role and evolution of the Communist-era secret police, the Securitate between 1948 and 1964 (''Rolul şi evoluţia Securităţii, 1948-1964''). Oprea currently works as a journalist and researcher at the Romanian Institute of Recent History (IRIR). He also serves as the president of the Institute for the Investigation of Communist Crimes in Romania

He made his debut as a poet in the collective volume ''Pauza de respiraţie'' ("Pause for Breathing"), together with Simona Popescu, Caius Dobrescu, and Andrei Bodiu.

Marius Oprea lives with his family in Braşov. Provided by Wikipedia