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Mircea Ionnitiu -LRB- sometimes incorrectly spelled `` Ioanitiu '' or `` Ioannitiu '' -RRB- -LRB- b. Bucharest - d. November 13 , 1990 , Woodland Hills , California , U.S.A. -RRB- was a Romanian writer , author of memorial notes .. Bucharest. Bucharest. Woodland Hills. Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. California. California. In his adolescence , he was a member of the Palatine Class , a special class of pupils that was formed upon the request of King Carol II of Romania , for the education of his only son , Prince Mihai -LRB- later HM King Michael I of Romania -RRB- .. Palatine Class. Palatine Class. King Carol II of Romania. King Carol II of Romania. King Michael I of Romania. King Michael I of Romania. Romania. Romania. Around 1944 , Mircea Ionnitiu was a personal secretary of King Michael I .. In this job , he was a direct witness of the August 23rd events , of the imposition of the first Petru Groza cabinet by the Soviet military occupants -LRB- March 6 , 1945 -RRB- and of the forced abdication of King Michael I , determined via blackmail by the Romanian communists supported by the Red Army , on December 30 , 1947 .. August 23rd events. King Michael's Coup. Petru Groza. Petru Groza. Soviet. Soviet. forced abdication of King Michael I. Michael I of Romania#Forced abdication. blackmail. blackmail. Red Army. Red Army. -LRB- Because of the Communist coup d'etat on December 30 , the Romanian Popular Republic was born `` overnight '' , against the stipulations of the Romanian democratic Constitution of 1923 , then legally in force -RRB- .. Communist. Communist. coup d'etat. coup d'etat. Romanian Popular Republic. Socialist Republic of Romania. Constitution of 1923. 1923 Constitution of Romania. Mircea Ionnitiu left Romania in January 3 , 1948 , in the Royal Train , together with The Royal Family of Romania , that was departing in forced exile .. Romania. Romania. Royal Train. Royal Train. Royal Family of Romania. Royal Family of Romania. exile. exile. Later -LRB- in 1984 -RRB- , he wrote in full details his memories about these historical events , in which he directly participated , in his book Amintiri si reflectiuni -LRB- `` Memories and Reflections '' -RRB- , published by Editura Enciclopedica in 1993 .. Editura Enciclopedica. Editura Enciclopedica