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Vladimir Voronin
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Moldovan politician, former President of Moldova
Key facts
- Parliamentary group
- Bloc of Communists and Socialists , Party of Communists
- Succeeded by
- Alexandru Jdanov
- Prime minister
- Dumitru Braghiș , Vasile Tarlev , Zinaida Greceanîi
- Preceded by
- Petru Lucinschi
- President
- Himself
- Deputy
- Vladimir Țurcan , Grigore Petrenco
- Premier
- Ivan Calin , Petru Pascari
- Born
- Vladimir Bujeniță , ( 1941-05-25 ) 25 May 1941 (age 85) , Corjova , Moldavian SSR , Soviet Union , (now Moldova )
- Citizenship
- Moldova , Russia
- Party
- Communist Party of Moldova (Before 1991) , Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (1993–present)
- Spouse
- Taisia Mihailovna
- Children
- 2, including Oleg Voronin
- Alma mater
- Cooperation College, All-Union Institute for Food Industry, Academy of Social Sciences , Soviet Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
- Allegiance
- Soviet Union
- Branch service
- Soviet Police
- Years of service
- 1989–1990
- Rank
- Major general
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Vladimir
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Moldova
- Place of birth
- Corjova
- Occupation
- politician
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Romanian
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Military rank
- general
- Image
- Vladimir VORONIN, Fracțiunea parlamentară a Partidului Comuniștilor din Republica Moldova.jpg
- Work location
- Ungheni District
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- Vladimir Voronin
- date of birth
- 1941-05-25
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- Vladimir Voronin
- name in native language
- Vladimir Voronin
- allegiance
- Soviet Union
- candidacy in election
- 2005 Moldovan presidential election
- P10632
- Vladimir Voronin
- ethnic group
- Moldovans
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Encyclopedic overview
Vladimir Voronin ( Romanian: [vladiˈmir voˈronin]; born Vladimir Bujeniță, 25 May 1941) is a Moldovan politician. He was the third President of Moldova from 2001 until 2009 and has been the leader of the Party of Communists of Moldova (PCRM) since 1994. He was Europe's first democratically elected communist party head of state after the dissolution of the Eastern Bloc.
Family and education
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