Dan Iosif

Dan Iosif (October 14, 1950 – December 5^[1], 2007) was a Romanian politician, who was a leading figure in the 1989 Romanian revolution, leading protests in Bucharest in the final days of Nicolae Ceauşescu's 25-year rule.

He was born in Bucharest and in 1969 he graduated 'Şcoala de maiştri militari', a military school in Sibiu, Romania.

Iosif was a presidential adviser and faithful political adept of Ion Iliescu, permanently being a member of Iliescu's party (FSN, FDSN, PDSR and PSD). He served as a senator for multiple terms, and during his final days he was a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies^[2]. A controversial figure, in 2006 he was heard in connection to the 1990 Mineriad, being investigated under suspicion of crimes against humanity and undermining state power, along with a party of 20^[3].

Iosif died of lung cancer in a clinic in Novosibirsk, Russia, where he had been undergoing treatment since November 2007.

References

1. ^ "Dan Iosif, leading figure in Romanian revolution, dies". International Herald Tribune. 2007-12-05. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/05/europe/EU-GEN-Romania-Obit-Iosif.php. Retrieved 2007-12-09. 
2. ^ His page on the official website of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies
3. ^ Article from Gândul [1]

External links

• International Herald Tribune: Dan Iosif, leading figure in Romanian revolution, dies
• Obituary in The Times, 2 January 2007

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Name	Iosif, Dan
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Date of birth	October 14, 1950
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Date of death	2007
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