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Ion Stoian

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Ion Stoian
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania
In office
2 November 1989 – 22 December 1989
PresidentNicolae Ceaușescu
Preceded byIoan Totu
Succeeded bySergiu Celac
Personal details
Born(1927-11-28)28 November 1927
Telega, Romania

Ion Stoian (born 28 November 1927) is a Romanian former communist politician who briefly served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania in 1989, during the rule of Nicolae Ceaușescu.

Life and political career

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Stoian was born in Telega, Romania on 28 November 1927.[1] He was a member of Communist Party Bureau of Grivița district of Bucharest.[2] He served as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and International Economic Cooperation from 7 April 1979 until 22 November 1985.[3] Stoian served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2 November 1989 until 22 December 1989, when the Ceaușescu regime was overthrown.[4][5]

Stoian was arrested and sentenced to 14 years. He was pardoned by President Ion Iliescu and released in March 1994.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Profile of Ion Stoian
  2. ^ "THE NEW RUMANIAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE". RFE/RL. 1965-08-10. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
  3. ^ "Embassy of Republic of Poland in Bucharest. The seventies". Retrieved 2010-09-20.
  4. ^ "Soviet Response to the Romanian Uprising". Retrieved 2010-09-20.
  5. ^ Kirk, Roger; Kirk, Roger E.; Răceanu, Mircea (2002). Romania versus the United States: diplomacy of the absurd, 1985-1989. USA: Georgetown University. p. 112. ISBN 0-312-12059-1. Retrieved 2010-09-20.