National Salvation Front Government
Iliescu emerges as leader of the National Salvation Front.
Role range: 1989-1990
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Ion Iliescu Biography and Timeline
Follow Ion Iliescu through 14 dated historical records for Romania.
Ion Iliescu, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1989–2025Years on this page
1989
National Salvation Front
Emerges as leader of the National Salvation Front.
Role range: 1989-1989 – 1989-1996
Television Address
Addresses the country after Ceausescu's fall.
Role range: 1989-1989 – 1989-1996
1990
Provisional Council of National Unity
Iliescu chairs the expanded provisional governing council before elections.
Role range: 1990-1990
Romanian Presidential Election
Iliescu wins Romania's first post-communist presidential election.
Role range: 1990-1996
Presidential Election
Wins Romania's first post-communist presidential election.
Role range: 1990-1996
Mineriad
Faces controversy after miners attack Bucharest protesters.
Role range: 1990-1996
President of Romania
Iliescu takes office as elected president.
Role range: 1990-1996
1991
Constitution Adopted
The Constituent Assembly adopts Romania's democratic constitution.
Role range: 1990-1996
Constitutional Referendum
Voters approve the new Constitution of Romania in a national referendum.
Role range: 1990-1996
2000
Return to Presidency
Returns to the presidency after election victory.
Role range: 2000-2004
Return to Presidency
Iliescu begins a further presidential term after winning the 2000 election.
Role range: 2000-2004
2003
Constitutional Revision Referendum
A two-day referendum approves extensive revisions to the Constitution.
Role range: 2000-2004
2025
Death of Ion Iliescu
Dies aged ninety-five after shaping post-communist Romania.
Role range: 1990-1996
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.