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Manea Mănescu

1916 – 2009

50th Prime Minister of Romania

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Lived 1916 – 2009 (aged 92). Manea Mănescu was a Romanian politician and economist.

Manea Mănescu (; 9 August 1916 – February 2009) was a Romanian economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Romania from 1974 to 1979 during the Ceaușescu regime.

Early life and education Manea Mănescu was born on 9 August 1916. His father was a veteran socialist activist from Ploiești who, in the early 1920s, supported the transformation of the Socialist Party into the Romanian Communist Party (PCR). Mănescu studied economics at the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest and joined the Romanian Communist Party in 1938 while still a student. He served as Minister of Finance from 1955 to 1957. He became a full member of the Executive Committee of the PCR in December 1968, consolidating his position within the party’s technocratic elite.

Prime Minister of Romania Mănescu was appointed Prime Minister in March 1974, serving until 1979.

Family Mănescu was married to Maria Munteanu Mănescu, a prominent pediatrician. In December 1973, she was appointed Vice Chairwoman of the Romanian Red Cross Society and in April 1978 became a member of the National Council of Women. It is not clear whether the couple had any children.

Death Mănescu died in February 2009 at the age of 92. He was buried at Bellu Cemetery in Bucharest.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies
Positions held
Prime Minister of Romania
Awards
Order 23rd of August; Star of the Socialist Republic of Romania; Order of Tudor Vladimirescu; Order of the Victory of Socialism; Order of Labour; Scientific Merit Order; Order Of The Defense Of The Fatherland

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Manea Mănescu's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Manea Mănescu?

50th Prime Minister of Romania (1974-1979)

When was Manea Mănescu born?

Manea Mănescu was born on 9 August 1916 in Brăila.

When did Manea Mănescu die?

Manea Mănescu died on 27 February 2009 in Bucharest.

What was Manea Mănescu's occupation?

Manea Mănescu was a politician and economist.

What nationality was Manea Mănescu?

Manea Mănescu was Romanian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Manea Mănescu

· Wikidata: Q380909

· DBpedia: Manea Mănescu

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