Ilie Verdeț (10 May 1925 – 20 March 2001) was a Romanian communist politician who served as Romania’s Prime Minister from 1979 to 1982.
5-440: Verdet may refer to: People Émile Verdet (1824–1866), French physicist Ilie Verdeț (1925–2001), Romanian politician Jean-Pierre Verdet (born 1932), French astronomer and historian of astronomy Wine grape varieties Arbois (grape) Gouais blanc Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
10-718: A miner from age 12, he joined the Romanian Communist Party (PCR) in 1945. After graduating from the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies , he climbed through the party apparatus. By the early 1960s, he was working in the central office of the PCR in Bucharest, as deputy of Nicolae Ceauşescu , who was in charge of party organization and appointments. After the death of Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej in March 1965, Verdeț helped Ceaușescu gain
15-560: The fall of Ceaușescu in December 1989, Verdeţ declared himself the head of a provisional government, but it only lasted for about 20 minutes, after which he was pushed aside by Ion Iliescu , who emerged as the leader of the National Salvation Front (FSN). Subsequently, in 1990, Verdeț founded a political party called Socialist Party of Labour ( Romanian : Partidul Socialist al Muncii, PSM ), which narrowly entered Parliament in
20-648: The position of Secretary General of the PCR. Soon afterwards, Verdeț was promoted to the Permanent Bureau of the Political Executive Committee of the PCR. He held many political positions, including those of Deputy Prime Minister (1966–1974) and Prime Minister of Romania (1979–1982). He was sent by Ceaușescu to solve the Jiu Valley miners' strike of 1977 , but was unable to negotiate and was held hostage for two days (which he had later denied). After
25-538: The title Verdet . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Verdet&oldid=933233782 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ilie Verde%C8%9B Born in Comănești , Bacău County , and
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