Constantin Dăscălescu | |
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Constantin Dăscălescu in 1983
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Prime Minister of Romania | |
In office 21 March 1982 – 22 December 1989 |
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President | Nicolae Ceaușescu |
Preceded by | Ilie Verdeț |
Succeeded by | Petre Roman |
Personal details | |
Born |
Breaza, Romania |
2 July 1923
Died | 15 May 2003 Bucharest, Romania |
(aged 79)
Political party | Communist Party |
Constantin Dăscălescu [konstanˈtin dəskəˈlesku] (2 July 1923 – 15 May 2003) was a Romanian politician who served as Prime Minister of Romania (21 May 1982 – 22 December 1989) during the communist rule of Nicolae Ceaușescu until the Romanian Revolution.
In 1991, after the revolution, he was sentenced to life in prison. After five years he was released on medical grounds.