Dinu Patriciu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Dinu Patriciu

Romanian politician and businessman

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1950

Place of Birth: Bucharest

Date of Death: 19-Aug-2014

Profession: architect, businessperson, politician

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Dinu Patriciu

  • Dan Costache ("Dinu") Patriciu (Romanian pronunciation: ['dinu pa'trit??u]; 3 August 1950 – 19 August 2014) was a Romanian billionaire businessman and politician.
  • At the time of his death, Patriciu was the richest man in Romania.
  • His wealth was based on the Rompetrol company (the second largest oil company in Romania), which he took over from the Romanian state and later sold to Kazakhstan's state-owned KazMunayGas. Patriciu's business activity was marred by legal troubles, being charged with defrauding the state, money laundering and illegally manipulating markets, but died before he could be sentenced.
  • However, he successfully withstood the investigations into allegedly corrupt privatization deals.A support of right-libertarian politics, Patriciu was a long-time member of the National Liberal Party.
  • During the 2009 Romanian presidential election, Patriciu released a video which President Basescu appeared to hit a boy; Traian Basescu sued for libel and won.

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