National Salvation Front22 December 1989
Emerges as leader of the National Salvation Front.
Historical person
Ion Iliescu Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ion Iliescu, based on 14 World History Database records associated with Romania.
14 records1989–202513 events1 places
Chronological biography
1989
National Salvation Front Government22 December 1989
Iliescu emerges as leader of the National Salvation Front.
Television Address22 December 1989
Addresses the country after Ceausescu's fall.
1990
Provisional Council of National Unity9 February 1990
Iliescu chairs the expanded provisional governing council before elections.
Presidential Election20 May 1990
Wins Romania's first post-communist presidential election.
Romanian Presidential Election20 May 1990
Iliescu wins Romania's first post-communist presidential election.
Mineriad13 June 1990
Faces controversy after miners attack Bucharest protesters.
President of Romania20 June 1990
Iliescu takes office as elected president.
1991
Constitution Adopted21 November 1991
The Constituent Assembly adopts Romania's democratic constitution.
Constitutional Referendum8 December 1991
Voters approve the new Constitution of Romania in a national referendum.
2000
Return to Presidency10 December 2000
Returns to the presidency after election victory.
Return to Presidency20 December 2000
Iliescu begins a further presidential term after winning the 2000 election.
2003
Constitutional Revision Referendum18 October 2003
A two-day referendum approves extensive revisions to the Constitution.
2025
Death of Ion Iliescu5 August 2025
Dies aged ninety-five after shaping post-communist Romania.
Titles and roles
Chairman of National Salvation Front · Chairman of Provisional Council · President of Romania · President · National Salvation Front Leader · President · President of Romania
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.