Ștefan Andrei

Andrei and Nicolae Ceauşescu in Helsinki, Finland (1975).

Ștefan Andrei (29 March 1931 – 31 August 2014) was a Romanian communist politician for the Romanian Communist Party. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania from 8 March 1978 until his sacking on 11 November 1985. He was taken over by Ilie Văduva. In 1989, he was arrested after the overthrow of the Nicolae Ceauşescu regime. He was sentenced to two years and ten months imprisonment.

Andrei was born in Podari, Oltenia. He was married to the movie actress Violeta Andrei. They had one son, Călin.

Andrei died on 31 August 2014 in Snagov, aged 83.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Eliza, Avram (1 September 2014). "Fostul ministru de Externe comunist Ștefan Andrei a murit". România Liberă (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.

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