Ion Stoian
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania
In office
2 November 1989 – 22 December 1989
PresidentNicolae Ceaușescu
Preceded byIoan Totu
Succeeded bySergiu Celac
Personal details
Born(1927-11-28)28 November 1927
Telega, Romania

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

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

References

  1. ^ Profile of Ion Stoian
  2. ^ "THE NEW RUMANIAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE". RFE/RL. 1965-08-10. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
  3. ^ "Embassy of Republic of Poland in Bucharest. The seventies". Retrieved 2010-09-20.
  4. ^ "Soviet Response to the Romanian Uprising". Retrieved 2010-09-20.
  5. ^ 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.


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