Semion Grossu (born 18 March 1934, Satul Nou) is a Moldovan politician and businessman.

Biography

Grossu was born on 18 March 1934 in the commune of Satu-Nou,

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). In 1961, he joined the

Communist Party of Moldavia The Communist Party of Moldavia ( ro, Partidul Comunist al Moldovei, PCM; Moldovan Cyrillic: Партидул Комунист ал Молдовей; russian: Коммунистическая партия Молдавии) was the ruling and the ...

. Grossu was the prime minister of the

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(1 August 1976 – 30 December 1980) and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Moldovan SSR (1 September 1976 – 31 December 1980). He later became First Secretary of the

(30 December 1981 – 16 November 1989). He was the final Moldavian SSR leader to espouse the Soviet party line; his successor,

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, was identified with aspirations for Moldovan independence, which was finally achieved in 1991. Since 1991, Semion Grossu has been the chairman of the Russo–Moldovan winemaking firm, Product Impex SRL. In a video posted on

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in 2009, filmed by the Moldovan news source Internet TV, Grossu said he did not consider himself a public figure.

References

* *** – ''Enciclopedia sovietică moldovenească'' ( Chişinău, 1970–1977)

External links

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