Ion Dincă

Ion Dincă (November 3,

Prime Minister and Mayor of Bucharest under the Communist regime

Born in

Central Committee, in charge with Internal Affairs, State Security, Justice and the prosecutor's office.^[1]

Joining the Communist Party in 1947, between 1969 and 1989, he was a member of the Central Committee and between 1976 and 1989, he was a member of the Executive Political Committee, being in charge with Industry, Agriculture and Constructions. He also served as Mayor of Bucharest, between 1976 and 1979, being in charge when the demolitions of central Bucharest occurred. Dincă was a deputy Prime Minister between 1979 and 1989.^[1]

During the

1989 Revolution, he was among the people who encouraged Ceaușescu not to give in to the protesters. On 2 February 1990, after a four-day trial, Dincă was sentenced to life in prison, confiscation of all property and payment of court charges.^[2] He was freed after about five years.^[2] Afterwards, he worked for one of the companies of his son-in-law, Nicolae Badea.^[1]

Nicknamed "Te leagă" (He will tie you up) because of his eagerness to have people arrested, and Balconetti (because, while he was mayor of Bucharest he forbade people to modify their balconies),

Romanian Revolution of 1989.^[2]^[3] One of his daughters, Doina, married in the early 1980s future controversial businessman Gabriel Popoviciu [ro].^[4]

Dincă died on January 9, 2007, and was buried at the Ghencea Military Cemetery in Bucharest.^[3]

Awards

Work Order, Second Class (1948)
"23 August" Order (three times)
Hero of Socialist Work (1981)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Adam Popescu (January 11, 2007). "A murit odată cu comunismul". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). Retrieved May 16, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Nurnbergul românesc: "Am fost un dobitoc!"" (in Romanian). Jurnalul Național. February 3, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Cine a fost cel mai înfricoșător primar al Bucureștiului: "Te-leagă", mâna de fier a lui Ceaușescu". b365.ro. 20 September 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
^ Adam Popescu (March 17, 2008). "Secretele unui milionar misterios". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). Retrieved May 16, 2021.

[evz-1] Adam Popescu (January 11, 2007). "A murit odată cu comunismul". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). Retrieved May 16, 2021.

[Jurnalul-2] "Nurnbergul românesc: "Am fost un dobitoc!"" (in Romanian). Jurnalul Național. February 3, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014.

[b365-3] "Cine a fost cel mai înfricoșător primar al Bucureștiului: "Te-leagă", mâna de fier a lui Ceaușescu". b365.ro. 20 September 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014.

[evz-bis-4] Adam Popescu (March 17, 2008). "Secretele unui milionar misterios". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). Retrieved May 16, 2021.

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