Nicolae Testemițanu | |
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Health Minister of Moldova | |
In office 1963–1968 |
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Prime Minister | Alexandru Diordiţă |
Personal details | |
Born |
Ochiul Alb, Drochia district |
August 1, 1927
Died | September 20, 1986 Chișinău |
(aged 59)
Political party | Communist Party of Moldova |
Profession | physician |
Religion | Eastern Orthodoxy |
Nicolae Testemițanu (1 August 1927 in Ochiul Alb, Drochia district – September 20, 1986) was a Moldovan scientist, surgeon, hygienist, and politician.
He served as minister of health of Moldavian SSR between 1963 and 1968, after which he was demoted for allegedly promoting too many autochthonous medical personnel, contrary to Soviet Russification policies.
The Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Chișinău is named after him.
Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy