Ion Iliescu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ion Iliescu

Romanian politician

Date of Birth: 03-Mar-1930

Place of Birth: Oltenița, Călărași County, Romania

Profession: engineer, politician

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Ion Iliescu (Romanian pronunciation: [i'on ili'esku] (listen); born 3 March 1930) is a Romanian politician who served as President of Romania from 1989 until 1996, and from 2000 until 2004.
From 1996 to 2000 and from 2004 until his retirement in 2008, Iliescu was a senator for the Social Democratic Party (PSD), of which he is the founder and honorary president. He joined the Communist Party in 1953 and became a member of its Central Committee in 1965.
However, beginning with 1971, he was gradually marginalized by Nicolae Ceau?escu.
He had a leading role in the Romanian Revolution, becoming the country's president in December 1989.
In May 1990, he became Romania's first freely elected head of state.
After a new constitution was approved by popular referendum, he served a further two terms as president, from 1992 to 1996, and from 2000 to 2004, separated by the presidency of Emil Constantinescu, who defeated him in 1996. Iliescu is widely recognized as a predominant figure in the first fifteen years of post-revolution politics.
During his presidency, Romania joined NATO.
In April 2018, Ion Iliescu was charged in Romania with committing crimes against humanity during the deadly aftermath of the country's 1989 revolution.