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Ion Iliescu
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Memorial Page for Ion Iliescu

Mar 3, 1930 – Aug 5, 2025(95 years)Died in:Bucharest, Romania

President of Romania (1990–1996; 2000–2004)

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August 5th, 2026

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Biography

Occupation(8)

engineerpoliticianrevolutionarynon-fiction writerpropagandistactivistdesign engineerwriter

Awards(4)

Collar of the Order of the Star of RomaniaOrder of Faithful ServiceRoyal Order of the SeraphimIndependence Order

Spouse(1)

Nina Iliescu

Education(3)

Moscow Power Engineering InstitutePolitehnica University of BucharestLomonosov Moscow State University

Ion Iliescu (* March 3, 1930 in Oltenița; † August 5, 2025 in Bucharest) was a president of Romania (1990–1996; 2000–2004). He was 95 years old. He was married to Nina Iliescu. His education included Moscow Power Engineering Institute, Politehnica University of Bucharest and Lomonosov Moscow State University. His faith was freethought. He received 4 awards, including Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania, Order of Faithful Service. His cause of death was lung cancer.

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Born in Oltenița, Ilfov County

1930

Married Nina Iliescu

1951

Independence Order

2004

Died in Bucharest, Romania (lung cancer)

2025

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Ion Iliescu. Forever remembered.