Mircea Chelaru

Mircea Chelaru
Mircea Chelaru
	Mircea Chelaru
44th Chief of the Romanian General Staff
	In office; 7 March 2000 – 31 October 2000
President	Emil Constantinescu
Prime Minister	Mugur Isărescu
Preceded by	Constantin Degeratu [ro]
Succeeded by	Mihail Eugen Popescu [ro]
Personal details
Born	3 July 1949 (age 75); Breazu, Iași County, Romanian People's Republic
Political party	Romanian Nationhood Party
Other political; affiliations	Romanian National Unity Party; Alliance for the Union of Romanians
Alma mater	Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy ; Carol I National Defence University
Profession	Military Officer
Military service
Rank	Lieutenant general

Mircea Chelaru (born 3 July 1949) is a Romanian general^[1] and the last leader of the Romanian National Unity Party (PUNR) after Gheorghe Funar resigned as leader. After the PUNR was absorbed by the PC (Conservative Party), Chelaru stepped down from his position.

Chelaru was born in Breazu village, in Rediu commune, Iași County and attended the Vasile Alecsandri High School in Iași, followed by the Ștefan cel Mare Military School in Câmpulung Moldovenesc. He graduate from the Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy in Sibiu in 1970 and the Military Academy in Bucharest in 1976. He advanced in rank to lieutenant (1970), captain (1977), lieutenant colonel (1989), colonel (1990), brigadier general (1997), major general (1990), and lieutenant general (2000), going into the reserves in 2001.^[2] Chelaru served as Chief of the Romanian General Staff from 7 March to 31 October 2000.

He was a member of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR).^[3] However, he is now a member of the Romanian Nationhood Party (PNR).^[4]

References

^ Stauber, Roni (2010). Collaboration with the Nazis: Public Discourse After the Holocaust. Taylor & Francis. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-415-56441-0.
^ "Mircia Chelaru – Curriculum Vitae". www.cdep.ro (in Romanian). Chamber of Deputies (Romania). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
^ "Generalul Mircea Chelaru, noul deputat AUR Argeș: "Românii știu să sancționeze pe cei care au abandonat ideea de popor"". Jurnalul de Argeș (in Romanian). 10 December 2020.
^ "Viziune - Partidul Neamul Românesc". partidulneamulromanesc.ro. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019.

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[Stauber2010-1] Stauber, Roni (2010). Collaboration with the Nazis: Public Discourse After the Holocaust. Taylor & Francis. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-415-56441-0.

[2] "Mircia Chelaru – Curriculum Vitae". www.cdep.ro (in Romanian). Chamber of Deputies (Romania). Retrieved 29 January 2024.

[3] "Generalul Mircea Chelaru, noul deputat AUR Argeș: "Românii știu să sancționeze pe cei care au abandonat ideea de popor"". Jurnalul de Argeș (in Romanian). 10 December 2020.

[4] "Viziune - Partidul Neamul Românesc". partidulneamulromanesc.ro. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019.

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