Nicolae Costin
Nicolae Costin | |
|---|---|
._(23284201259).jpg) Costin (left) with Moldovan President Mircea Snegur in 1991 | |
| Mayor of Chişinău | |
| In office 1990 – 9 August 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Mihai Severovan (as Chairman of the Chișinău Executive Committee) |
| Succeeded by | Serafim Urechean |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 April 1936 |
| Died | 16 February 1995 (aged 58) Chişinău, Moldova |
| Resting place | Chişinău |
| Party | Popular Front of Moldova |
| Education | Moldova State University |
| Profession | Professor |
Nicolae Costin (7 April 1936 – 16 February 1995) 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
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Nicolae Costin, primul primar democrat al Chisinaului", Timpul - Ştiri din Moldova, retrieved February 19, 2020
External links
[edit]- Banca Naţională a Moldovei - Nicolae Costin Archived 2007-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
