Vasile Milea
Vasile Milea | |
|---|---|
| 75th Minister of National Defense of Romania | |
| In office 16 December 1985 – 22 December 1989 | |
| President | Nicolae Ceaușescu |
| Prime Minister | Constantin Dăscălescu |
| Preceded by | Constantin Olteanu |
| Succeeded by | Victor Stănculescu (acting) |
| 89th Chief of the Romanian General Staff | |
| In office 31 March 1980 – 16 February 1985 | |
| President | Nicolae Ceaușescu |
| Preceded by | Ion Hortopan |
| Succeeded by | Ștefan Gușă |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1927 Lerești, Argeș County, Kingdom of Romania |
| Died | 22 December 1989 (aged 62) Bucharest, Socialist Republic of Romania |
| Profession | Military Officer |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Colonel general |
Vasile Milea (1 January 1927 – 22 December 1989) was a Romanian politician and general who served as the 75th Minister of National Defense of Romania from 1985 until his suicide in 1989. Milea was Nicolae Ceaușescu's Minister of Defense during the Romanian revolution of 1989 and was involved in the reprisal phase of the revolution that caused the deaths of 162 people.