Constantin Dăscălescu

Constantin Dăscălescu
Prime Minister of Romania
In office 21 March 1982 – 22 December 1989
President	Nicolae Ceaușescu
Preceded by	Ilie Verdeţ
Succeeded by	Petre Roman
Personal details
Born	2 July 1923(1923-07-02) Breaza, Romania
Died	15 May 2003(2003-05-15) (aged 79) Bucharest, Romania
Political party	Communist Party

Constantin Dăscălescu [konstanˈtin dəskəˈlesku] (2 July 1923, Breaza – 15 May 2003 Bucharest) was a Romanian politician who served as Prime Minister of Romania (21 May 1982 – 22 December 1989) during the communist rule of Nicolae Ceauşescu until the 1989 Romanian Revolution.

In 1991, after the revolution, he was sentenced to life in prison. After five years he was released on medical grounds.

External links

• "Obituary: Constantin Dascalescu", by Gabriel Partos, The Independent, London, May 20, 2003

Political offices
Preceded by Ilie Verdeţ	Prime Minister of Romania 1982–1989	Succeeded by Petre Roman

Persondata
Name	Dascalescu, Constantin
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	2 July 1923
Place of birth	Breaza, Romania
Date of death	15 May 2003
Place of death	Bucharest, Romania