Born in Ploieşti , Coşea graduated from the ASE in 1965 , and furthered his studies at the '' Istituto di Studi per lo Sviluppo Economico '' in Italy , and later took his Ph.D. . Between 1967 and the Romanian Revolution of 1989 , he was a simple member of the Romanian Communist Party . After winning a competition for the office , he represented Communist Romania at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe in Geneva between 1973 and 1980 . According to his own testimony , he was involved in obtaining relief funds for the town of Zimnicea , largely destroyed by the severe 1977 earthquake
severe 1977 earthquake
1977 Vrancea earthquake
Mircea Coșea