Gheorghe Pop de Băsești
Gheorghe Pop de Băsești (Romanian pronunciation: ['ɡe̯orɡe pop de bəˈseʃtʲ]) or George Pop de Băsești (Romanian pronunciation: ['dʒe̯ordʒe pop de bəˈseʃtʲ]), also known under the nickname Badea Gheorghe or Badea George (roughly Brother or Uncle Gheorghe/George) (1 August 1835 – 23 February 1919) was an Imperial Austrian-born Romanian politician, philanthropist and patriot, who served as vice president (1881–1902) and president (1902–1919) of the Romanian National Party at a time when Transylvania was part of the Kingdom of Hungary within Austria-Hungary, and eventually as the president of the Great National Assembly of Alba Iulia that declared the Union of Transylvania with Romania on 1 December 1918.
Gheorghe Pop de Băsești | |
|---|---|
| President of the Romanian National Party | |
| In office 1902 – 23 February 1919 | |
| President of the Great National Assembly of Alba Iulia | |
| In office 1 December 1918 – 2 December 1918 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1835 Szilágyillésfalva/Băsești, Austrian Empire (now Băsești, Romania) |
| Died | 23 February 1919 (aged 83) Băsești, Kingdom of Romania |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Political party | Independence Party Romanian National Party |
| Alma mater | Nagyvárad Law Academy |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Austrian Empire |
| Years of service | 1859 – 1860 |
| Battles/wars | Second Italian War of Independence |
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