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Ion Iliescu

1930 - 2025

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Ion Iliescu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈjon iliˈesku] ; 3 March 1930 – 5 August 2025) was a Romanian politician and engineer who served as the first and the third President of Romania since the country's transition to democracy. He occupied the office from 1990 until 1996 and again from 2000 until 2004. Iliescu was a senator for the Social Democratic Party (PSD), of which he was the founder and honorary president for the rest of his life. Iliescu joined the Romanian Communist Party (PCR) in 1953 and became a member of its Central Committee in 1965. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ion Iliescu is the 1,339th most popular politician (down from 1,315th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Romania (up from 24th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Romanian Politician.

Ion Iliescu is most famous for being the president of Romania from 1990 to 1996 and 2000 to 2004.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ion Iliescu ranks 1,339 out of 19,576. Before him are Fiorello H. La Guardia, Carol I of Romania, Nuon Chea, Henry the Lion, Feodor III of Russia, and Khamtai Siphandon. After him are Ptolemy VIII Physcon, Carol II of Romania, Alfonso V of Aragon, Theophilos, Valdemar II of Denmark, and Edward Bulwer-Lytton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Ion Iliescu ranks 29. Before him are John Young, Buzz Aldrin, Ed White, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Tu Youyou, and Salvatore Riina. After him are Frank Lucas, Silvana Mangano, Maximilian Schell, Philippe Noiret, Yves Chauvin, and Thomas P. Stafford. Among people deceased in 2025, Ion Iliescu ranks 17. Before him are Val Kilmer, Brian Wilson, Sebastião Salgado, Leo Beenhakker, Eddie Jordan, and Khamtai Siphandon. After him are Ágnes Keleti, Horst Köhler, Aga Khan IV, George E. Smith, George Foreman, and Sofia Gubaidulina.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Ion Iliescu ranks 23 out of 844. Before him are Radu cel Frumos (1438), Constantin Brâncuși (1876), Vlad II Dracul (1395), Paul Celan (1920), Theodoric I (393), and Béla Kun (1886). After him are Carol II of Romania (1893), György Ligeti (1923), János Bolyai (1802), Nadia Comăneci (1961), Stephen III of Moldavia (1433), and Mircea Lucescu (1945).

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Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Ion Iliescu ranks 14. Before him are Béla IV of Hungary (1206), Elena Ceaușescu (1916), Radu cel Frumos (1438), Vlad II Dracul (1395), Theodoric I (393), and Béla Kun (1886). After him are Carol II of Romania (1893), Stephen III of Moldavia (1433), Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1901), Klaus Iohannis (1959), Álmos (820), and Michael the Brave (1558).

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