Niculae Spiroiu

Niculae Spiroiu
Minister of National Defense of Romania
In office
30 April 1991 – 6 March 1994
Preceded byVictor Stănculescu
Succeeded byGheorghe Tinca [ro]
Personal details
Born(1936-07-06)6 July 1936
Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Died31 March 2022(2022-03-31) (aged 85)
Bucharest, Romania
Resting placeGhencea Cemetery, Bucharest
ProfessionGeneral

Niculae Spiroiu (6 July 1936 – 31 March 2022) was a Romanian engineer and retired Romanian Armed Forces general. He served as the Minister of National Defense from 30 April 1991 to 6 March 1994.

Spiroiu was born in Bucharest, the son of Constantin Spiroiu, originally from Glodu, a village in Argeș County. From 1947 to 1954, he attended the Mihai Viteazul High School in his native city, after which he enrolled in the Officers School in Pitești, graduating with the rank of lieutenant in 1960.[1][2]

He died in Bucharest on 31 March 2022, at the age of 85,[3] and was buried in the city's Ghencea Cemetery.[2]

References

  1. ^ Petrescu, Ion. "Onor la Generalul admirat ca fiind cel mai bun ministru postdecembrist al apărării naţionale". presamil.ro (in Romanian). Ministry of National Defence (Romania). Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b Greceanu, Sophie (1 April 2022). "A murit fostul ministru al Apărării, Niculae Spiroiu". Q Magazine (in Romanian). Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. ^ Cristescu, George-Andrei (1 April 2022). "Ultimul ministru militar al Apărării, generalul Niculae Spiroiu a murit la 85 de ani". Adevărul. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.


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