Nina Iliescu

Elena 'Nina' Iliescu (born 6 March 1932) is the wife of the 2nd President of Romania Ion Iliescu. She was the First Lady of Romania from 1989 to 1996 and once again from 2000 to 2004.[1]

Nina Iliescu
First Lady of Romania
In role
20 December 2000 – 20 December 2004
Preceded byNadia Ileana Bogorin
Succeeded byMaria Băsescu
In role
22 December 1989 – 29 November 1996
Acting to 20 May 1990
Preceded byElena Ceaușescu
Succeeded byNadia Ileana Bogorin
Personal details
Born (1932-03-06) 6 March 1932
Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Spouse
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(m. 1951)​

She was born Elena Șerbănescu, in the Crângași neighborhood of Bucharest. Her father died in 1945, while her mother had difficulties raising her and her sister. She met her future husband in 1948, when they were both 18-year-old students, she at the Iulia Hașdeu High School, and he at the Saint Sava High School, in Bucharest.[1]

References
  1. "Nina și Ion Iliescu: iubire de la 18 ani". Jurnalul Național (in Romanian). February 16, 2004. Retrieved August 28, 2021.


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