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Ion Cârja

1922–1977

Nationality
Romania
Occupation
writer

Ion Cârja (sometimes spelled Cârjă or Cârje) (March 25, 1922 – May 8, 1977) was a Romanian and American writer and anti-communist activist, who was a political prisoner in Communist Romania.

Incarceration history

Facilities

  1. Aiud prison
    Dates unknown
  2. Gherla prison
    Dates unknown

Biography

Ion Cârja (sometimes spelled Cârjă or Cârje) (March 25, 1922 – May 8, 1977) was a Romanian and American writer and anti-communist activist, who was a political prisoner in Communist Romania.

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