Nicolae Costin
For the Moldavian chronicler, see Nicolae Costin (chronicler).
Nicolae Costin | |
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| Mayor of Chişinău | |
| In office 1990 – 9 August 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Mihai Severovan (as Chairman of the Chișinău Executive Committee) |
| Succeeded by | Serafim Urechean |
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| Born | (1936-04-07)7 April 1936 |
| Died | 16 February 1995(1995-02-16) (aged 58) Chişinău, Moldova |
| Resting place | Chişinău |
| Party | Popular Front of Moldova |
| Moldova State University | |
| Profession | Professor |
Nicolae Costin (7 April 1936 in Pecişte, Moldova – 16 February 1995 in Chişinău, Moldova) was a Moldovan politician, and a history professor at Moldova State University who was executive chairman of the Popular Front of Moldova, a deputy in the first elected Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, and co-author of the Moldovan Declaration of Independence.[1]
From 1990 to 1994 he was mayor of Chișinău.[1]
Costin's official cause of death was leukemia. Rumors circulated, with no evidence, that he had been poisoned with radioactive caesium.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Nicolae Costin, primul primar democrat al Chisinaului", Timpul - Ştiri din Moldova, retrieved February 19, 2020
External links
- Banca Naţională a Moldovei - Nicolae Costin Archived 2007-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
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