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Florea Dumitrescu

Florea Dumitrescu

Romanian economist and diplomat (1927–2018)

Florea Dumitrescu (April 4, 1927 – April 16, 2018) was a Romanian economist and diplomat. Dumitrescu held the positions of Minister of Finance of Romania from 1969 to 1978 and Governor of the National Bank of Romania from 1984 until 1989 under President Nicolae Ceaușescu during the country's Communist era.[1] He served as Ambassador of Romania to China from 1978 to 1983.[1]

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In parallel, he also served as Ambassador of Romania to Myanmar from 1979 to 1987.[1]

Dumitrescu, the son of farmers, wanted to become an economist and financier to escape the rural poverty in which he was raised.[1] He graduated from the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies in 1949.[1]

He was appointed Governor of the National Bank of Romania from 1984 until his dismissal by Ceaușescu in March 1989.[1]

Dumitrescu died at his home in Bucharest on April 16, 2018, at the age of 91.[1]

References

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    "Fostul ministru Florea Dumitrescu a murit la 91 de ani". Libertatea. 2018-04-16. Archived from the original on 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
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