Constantin Dăscălescu

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Constantin Dăscălescu
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In office
March 21, 1982 – December 22, 1989
Preceded by Ilie Verdeţ
Succeeded by Petre Roman

Born 2 July 1923
Ploieşti, Romania
Died 16 May 2003
Bucharest, Romania
Nationality Romanian
Political party Romanian Communist Party

Constantin Dăscălescu /kon.stan.'tin dəs.kə.'les.ku/ (2 July 1923, Ploieşti16 May 2003) 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, but after five years he was released on medical grounds.

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