Iosif Dan

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Iosif Dan (commonly known as Dan Iosif, 14 October 1950 – 5 December 2007

Nicolae Ceauşescu
's 25-year rule.

Iosif was born in Bucharest. In 1969, he graduated from '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

crimes against humanity and undermining state power, along with some twenty others.[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. 5 December 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2007.
  2. ^ "STRUCTURE OF THE PARLIAMENT OF ROMANIA 2004-2008". www.cdep.ro.
  3. ^ Article from Gândul [1]

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