Ilie Văduva
{{Short description|Romanian politician}}
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|title = Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania
|term_start = November 11, 1985
|term_end = August 26, 1986
|predecessor = Ștefan Andrei
|successor = Ioan Totu
|president = Nicolae Ceaușescu
|office2 = Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation
|president2 = Nicolae Ceaușescu
|term_start2 = August 26, 1986
|term_end2 = May 21, 1988
|office3 = Presidential Counselor
|president3 = Nicolae Ceaușescu
|term_start3 = December 1988
|term_end3 = December 22, 1989
| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|07|21}}
| birth_place = Aninoasa, Gorj County, Kingdom of Romania
| death_date = {{death date and age|1998|11|13|1934|7|21}}
| death_place = Bucharest, Romania
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| alma_mater = Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies
| occupation = Economist, politician
| party = Romanian Communist Party
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Ilie Văduva ({{IPA|ro|iˈli.e ˈvəduva}}; July 21, 1934 – November 13, 1998{{Cite web|url=http://enciclopediaromaniei.ro/wiki/Index:Mini%C5%9Ftrii_de_Externe|title=Index:Miniștrii de Externe - Enciclopedia României - prima enciclopedie online despre România|website=enciclopediaromaniei.ro}}) was a Romanian communist politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania from 1985 until 1986, Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation from August 26, 1986, until May 1988 and Presidential Counselor from December 1988 until December 1989.{{cite book|editor-first=Florica|editor-last=Dobre|url= http://www.cnsas.ro/documente/2004%20-%20Membrii%20CC.pdf| title=Membrii C. C. al P. C. R.: 1945–1989| lang=ro| pages=608–609|publisher=Editura Enciclopedică| location=Bucharest|year=2004|ISBN=973-45-0486-X}} He was one of those arrested after the 1989 overthrow of the Nicolae Ceaușescu regime.
Life and political career
Văduva was born in 1934{{cite web| url=http://rulers.org/romgov.html |title=Key ministries. Key Ministries |access-date=2010-08-10}} Aninoasa, Gorj County. After completing high school in Târgu Jiu in 1954, he attended the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest, graduating in 1958. He joined the Romanian Communist Party (PCR) in 1961. He was an alternate member of the Central Committee of the PCR since 1979 and became a full member in 1984.{{cite news|date=1989-02-02|title=Romanian SR/1. Elena Ceaușescu's Prospects of Political Succession|work=Blinken Open Society Archives|url=http://www.osaarchivum.org/files/holdings/300/8/3/text/120-2-1.shtml|url-status=dead|access-date=2010-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226110506/http://www.osaarchivum.org/files/holdings/300/8/3/text/120-2-1.shtml|archive-date=2012-02-26}} From 1968 to 1970 he pursued his studies in Switzerland, and in 1971 he obtained his Ph.D. in Economics. From January 1980 to November 1985, he served as Rector of the Academy of Economic Studies.
Văduva, who advised on economic issues and had no knowledge of international relations, was regarded as the protégé of the First Lady of Romania, Elena Ceaușescu. In 1985, Elena Ceaușescu selected him for the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs, replacing a more experienced and successful minister, Ștefan Andrei, previously appointed by Romanian leader and Elena's husband Nicolae Ceaușescu.{{cite book |title=The United States and Romania: American-Romanian relations in the twentieth century |last1=Quinlan |first1=Paul D. |year=1988 |publisher= American-Romanian Academy of Arts and Sciences |location= United States |isbn= 0-912131-07-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BYAaAQAAIAAJ&q=Stefan+Andrei+Romanian+Minister |access-date= 2010-08-10}}{{cite news|date=1986-01-08|title=RAD/Maier. East Enhanced Personality Cult For Elena Ceaușescu|work=Blinken Open Society Archives| url=http://www.osaarchivum.org/files/holdings/300/8/3/text/53-8-63.shtml|url-status=dead|access-date=2010-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226110446/http://www.osaarchivum.org/files/holdings/300/8/3/text/53-8-63.shtml|archive-date=2012-02-26}} Văduva served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from November 11, 1985, until August 26, 1986, mainly promoting Elena Ceaușescu's international profile. While a minister, he was also caught in the midst of heated Romania–United States relations with increasing pressure from the United States on the Ceaușescu regime for abuse of human rights.{{cite book |title=Romania versus the United States: diplomacy of the absurd, 1985-1989 |last1=Kirk |first1=Roger |last2= Kirk |first2=Roger E. |last3= Răceanu |first3=Mircea |year=1994 |publisher= Institute for the Study of Diplomacy |location= United States |isbn= 0-312-12059-1 |page=48 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cx2zPc-e2YkC&q=Ilie+V%C4%83duva&pg=PA48 |access-date= 2010-08-09}}{{cite news| url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1985/12/16/shultz-warns-romania-on-rightss-violations/ |title=Shultz Warns Romania On Rightss Violations |author= Terry Atlas |publisher= Chicago Tribune |date=1985-12-16 |access-date=2010-08-10}} He was removed for his ineffectiveness in international affairs of Romania and appointed Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation in 1986.{{cite web| url=http://documentare.rompres.ro/guverne.php?i=118 |title=Guvernul Constantin Dăscălescu II |access-date=2010-08-10}} He held this post until May 21, 1988, when he was sacked by the Romanian leadership for his role in storing toxic waste in the Black Sea port of Sulina, causing an environmental scandal and outrage. However, a few months later, in December 1988, he was again given a high-ranking position serving as the Presidential Counselor.
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