  emil constantinescu (; born 19 november 1939) is a romanian professor and politician, who served as the third president of romania, from 1996 to 2000. constantinescu first graduated from the faculty of law and then the faculty of geology and geophysics of the university of bucharest, and subsequently started a career as a geologist. beginning in 1966, constantinescu taught in the geology faculty of the university of bucharest. after the romanian revolution in 1989, constantinescu became a founding member and vice president of the civic alliance. he was the acting chairman of the romanian anti-totalitarian forum, the first associative structure of the opposition in romania, which was transformed into a political and electoral alliance: the romanian democratic convention (cdr). in 1992 constantinescu was elected president (rector) of the university of bucharest, and became cdr's candidate for president of romania. he lost the election to the incumbent, ion iliescu, after a second round. he remains, however, heavily involved in politics through working for many ngos, both in romania and internationally. emil constantinescu is the current president of the association of citizenship education, of the romanian foundation for democracy (fundatia romana pentru democratie www.frd.org.ro) and also the founding president of the institute for regional cooperation and conflict prevention (incor). emil constantinescu is a board of trustees member of the nizami ganjavi international center, an international intercultural organization based in baku, azerbaijan p
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