Ştefan Andrei(1931-2014)

Ștefan Andrei was one of the long-standing representatives of the communist regime in international affairs. He was born on March 29, 1931, in Dolj County. Andrei was a gifted student who worked his way up through hard study. During his schooling, he not only demonstrated intellectual abilities but also showed an interest in socio-political activism. As a construction engineer, Ștefan Andrei proved to have a rich cultural background. He gained significant experience working within the party apparatus for foreign relations, and in 1972, he was promoted to a member of the C.C. Secretariat, responsible for international issues. He was also elected a full member of the C.C. On November 28, 1974, at the XIth Congress of the Romanian Communist Party (RCP), Ștefan Andrei was elected as an additional member of the Executive Political Committee. On March 23, 1978, Andrei was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, a position he held until November 8, 1985. Until the 1989 revolution, Andrei was in charge of economic and external trade matters. On June 4, 1990, he was sent to court for the crime of favoring genocide and was included in the so-called C.P.Ex. group. He was sentenced to 2 years and 10 months in prison but was acquitted on December 12, 1991. Following an appeal by the attorney general, Ștefan Andrei was sentenced to 14 years in prison on April 20, 1992. He served 29 months in prison and was pardoned on March 23, 1993. Ștefan Andrei died on August 31, 2014. Keywords: Romania, Ștefan Andrei, Nicolae Ceaușescu, Minister of Foreign Affairs.