Constantin Sănătescu

General
Constantin Sănătescu
General Constantin Sănătescu
44th Prime Minister of Romania
	In office; 23 August 1944 – 5 December 1944
Monarch	Michael I
Deputy	Petru Groza
Preceded by	Ion Antonescu
Succeeded by	Nicolae Rădescu
Minister of Finance
	In office; 12 October 1944 – 4 November 1944
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Gheorghe Potopeanu
Succeeded by	Mihail Romniceanu
45th Chief of the General Staff
	In office; 11 December 1944 – 20 June 1945
Monarch	Michael I
Preceded by	Nicolae Rădescu
Succeeded by	Costin Ionașcu
Minister of Internal Affairs
	In office; 6 December 1944 – 14 December 1944
Prime Minister	Nicolae Rădescu
Preceded by	Nicolae Penescu
Succeeded by	Nicolae Rădescu
Personal details
Born	January 14, 1885; Craiova, Kingdom of Romania
Died	November 8, 1947 (aged 62); Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Resting place	Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest
Cabinet	Sănătescu I; Sănătescu II
Awards	Order of the Crown; Order of the Star of Romania; Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd Class; Order of Saint Sava
Military service
Branch/service	Army
Years of service	1907–1947
Rank	General
Commands	4th Corps (1941–1943); 4th Army (1943–1944)
Battles/wars	Second Balkan War; World War I; World War II Battle of Odessa; Battle of Stalingrad;

Constantin Sănătescu (14 January 1885 – 8 November 1947) was a Romanian general and statesman who served as the 44th Prime Minister of Romania after the 23 August 1944 coup after which Romania left the Axis powers and joined the Allies.

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