Ion Hadârcă | |
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1st President of the Popular Front of Moldova | |
In office 1989–1992 |
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Member of the Congress of Soviets | |
In office 1989–1990 |
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Member of the Moldovan Parliament | |
In office 1990–1998 |
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Assumed office May 2009 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Sîngerei, Sîngerei District |
August 17, 1949
Political party | Liberal Party Reform Council |
Other political affiliations |
Communist Party of the Soviet Union Popular Front of Moldova Liberal Party |
Profession | Writer |
Religion | Eastern Orthodoxy |
Ion Hadârcă (b. August 17, 1949, Sîngerei) is a Moldovan politician.
Ion Hadârcă was born on July 17, 1949 in Sîngerei, Sîngerei District. Between 1968–1970, he carried out the compulsory military service in the Soviet army. He was the first president of the Popular Front of Moldova (1989–1992). He was elected as president during the second congress of the Front (June 30 – July 1, 1989), from among 3 candidates for the job; other two candidates that sought election to the post were Nicolae Costin and Gheorghe Ghimpu.
Ion Hadârcă was member of the Congress of Soviets (1989–1990) and the Moldovan Parliament (1990–1998). Hadârcă was an MP of the Liberal Party until he joined the Liberal Party Reform Council in 2013.