Ion Stoian
Appearance
Ion Stoian | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania | |
In office 2 November 1989 – 22 December 1989 | |
President | Nicolae Ceaușescu |
Preceded by | Ioan Totu |
Succeeded by | Sergiu Celac |
Personal details | |
Born | Telega, Romania | 28 November 1927
Ion Stoian (born 28 November 1927) is a Romanian former communist politician who briefly served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania in 1989, during the rule of Nicolae Ceaușescu.
Life and political career
[edit]Stoian was born in Telega, Romania on 28 November 1927.[1] He was a member of Communist Party Bureau of Grivița district of Bucharest.[2] He served as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and International Economic Cooperation from 7 April 1979 until 22 November 1985.[3] Stoian served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2 November 1989 until 22 December 1989, when the Ceaușescu regime was overthrown.[4][5]
Stoian was arrested and sentenced to 14 years. He was pardoned by President Ion Iliescu and released in March 1994.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Profile of Ion Stoian
- ^ "THE NEW RUMANIAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE". RFE/RL. 1965-08-10. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
- ^ "Embassy of Republic of Poland in Bucharest. The seventies". Retrieved 2010-09-20.
- ^ "Soviet Response to the Romanian Uprising". Retrieved 2010-09-20.
- ^ Kirk, Roger; Kirk, Roger E.; Răceanu, Mircea (2002). Romania versus the United States: diplomacy of the absurd, 1985-1989. USA: Georgetown University. p. 112. ISBN 0-312-12059-1. Retrieved 2010-09-20.