Constantin Dăscălescu
Romanian politician
Intro | Romanian politician | |
Places | Romania | |
was | Politician | |
Work field | Politics | |
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Birth | 2 July 1923, Breaza | |
Death | 15 May 2003Bucharest (aged 79 years) |
Constantin Dăscălescu [konstanˈtin dəskəˈlesku] (2 July 1923 – 15 May 2003) was a Romanian politician who served as Prime Minister of Romania (21 May 1982 – 22 December 1989) during the communist rule of Nicolae Ceaușescu until the Romanian Revolution.
In 1991, after the revolution, he was sentenced to life in prison. After five years he was released on medical grounds.