Ion Iliescu
Ion Iliescu | |
|---|---|
| 2nd President of Romania | |
| In office 26 December 1989 – 29 November 1996 Acting to 20 May 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Petre Roman Theodor Stolojan Nicolae Văcăroiu |
| Preceded by | National Salvation Front Council (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Emil Constantinescu |
| In office 20 December 2000 – 20 December 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Mugur Isărescu Adrian Năstase |
| Preceded by | Emil Constantinescu |
| Succeeded by | Traian Băsescu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1930 Oltenița, Călărași, Romania |
| Died | 5 August 2025 (aged 95) Bucharest, Romania |
| Political party | Romanian Communist (1953–1989) National Salvation Front (1989–1992) Democratic National Salvation Front (1992) Independent (1992–1996; 2000–2004; FDSN/PDSR membership suspended while president) Social Democratic (1996–2000; 2004–2025) |
| Spouse(s) |
Nina Iliescu (m. 1951) |
| Alma mater | Bucharest Polytechnic Institute Moscow State University |
| Profession | Hydroelectric Engineer |
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Ion Iliescu (3 March 1930 – 5 August 2025) was a Romanian politician. He joined the Communist Party in 1953, and became a member of the Central Committee in 1965, serving in various positions until Nicolae Ceauşescu was overthrown and executed in 1989. Iliescu was the elected President of Romania for eleven years (three terms), from 1990 to 1992, 1992 to 1996, and 2000 to 2004.
On 11 June 2025, Iliescu was hospitalized in Bucharest, Romania for breathing problems.[1] He was diagnosed with lung cancer the next day.[2] Iliescu died on 5 August 2025, after almost 2 months hospitalisation in Bucharest, aged 95.[3]
References
- ↑ Stancu, Cristina (11 June 2025). "Ion Iliescu este conectat la oxigen. Medicii suspectează o posibilă formațiune tumorală la plămâni". Adevărul. Archived from the original on 15 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ↑ Trifan, Daniela (16 June 2025). "Ion Iliescu, diagnosticat oficial cu cancer pulmonar. Mesajul medicilor de la spitalul unde este internat". Archived from the original on 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ↑ Ion Iliescu a murit la vârsta de 95 de ani. Fostul președinte al României avea cancer pulmonar (in Romanian)