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Vladimir Voronin
Moldovan politician, former President of Moldova / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vladimir Voronin (Romanian pronunciation: [vladiˈmir voˈronin]; born May 25, 1941) is a Moldovan politician. He was the third President of Moldova from 2001 until 2009 and has been the First Secretary of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) since 1994.
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Vladimir Voronin | |
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Member of the Moldovan Parliament | |
In office 5 April 2009 – 24 February 2019 | |
In office 22 March 1998 – 7 April 2001 | |
7th President of the Moldovan Parliament | |
In office 12 May 2009 – 28 August 2009 | |
President | Himself |
Prime Minister | Zinaida Greceanîi |
Preceded by | Marian Lupu |
Succeeded by | Mihai Ghimpu |
3rd President of Moldova | |
In office 7 April 2001 – 11 September 2009 | |
Prime Minister | Vasile Tarlev Zinaida Greceanîi |
Preceded by | Petru Lucinschi |
Succeeded by | Mihai Ghimpu (Acting) |
Minister of Internal Affairs | |
In office 17 February 1989 – 24 May 1990 | |
Prime Minister | Ivan Calin Petru Pascari |
Preceded by | Gheorghe Lavranciuc |
Succeeded by | Ion Costaș |
Personal details | |
Born | Vladimir Nikolayevich Voronin (1941-05-25) 25 May 1941 (age 83) Corjova, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union (now Moldova) |
Political party | Communist Party (Before 1991) Party of Communists (1993–present) |
Spouse(s) | Taisia |
Children | Oleg Valentina |
Alma mater | Cooperation College All-Union Institute for Food Industry Academy of Social Sciences Soviet Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs |
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He was Europe's first democratically elected communist party head of state after the end of the Eastern Bloc.[1]