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 [ro]
Succeeded by	Ștefan Gușă
Personal details
Born	(1927-01-01)1 January 1927 Lerești, Argeș County, Kingdom of Romania
Died	22 December 1989(1989-12-22) (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 was Nicolae Ceaușescu's Minister of Defence during the Romanian Revolution of 1989 and was involved in the reprisal phase of the Revolution that caused the deaths of 162 people.