Ion Iliescu

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. He was diagnosed with lung cancer the next day. Iliescu died on 5 August 2025, after almost 2 months hospitalisation in Bucharest, aged 95.Ion Iliescu a murit la vârsta de 95 de ani. Fostul președinte al României avea cancer pulmonar 

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