President Nicolae Ceausescu Role Politician Name Ion Stoian | Succeeded by Sergiu Celac Preceded by Ioan Totu | |
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Born November 28, 1927 (age 96)
Telega, Romania ( 1927-11-28 ) | ||
Ion Stoian (born November 28, 1927) is a Romanian communist former politician who briefly served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania in 1989, during the rule of Nicolae Ceaușescu.
Life and political career
Stoian was born in Telega, Romania. He was a member of Communist Party Bureau of Grivița district of Bucharest. He served as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and International Economic Cooperation from April 7, 1979 until November 22, 1985. Stoian served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from November 2, 1989 until December 22, 1989, when the Ceaușescu regime was overthrown.
Stoian was arrested and sentenced to 14 years. He was pardoned by President Ion Iliescu and released in March 1994.
References
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