Iuliu Maniu
Iuliu Maniu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈjulju maˈni.u] ⓘ; Maniu Gyula 8 January 1873 – 5 February 1953) was a Romanian lawyer and politician. He was a leader of the National Party of Transylvania and Banat before and after World War I, playing an important role in the Union of Transylvania with Romania.
Iuliu Maniu | |
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| 32nd Prime Minister of Romania | |
| In office 10 November 1928 – 6 June 1930 | |
| Monarch | Michael I |
| Preceded by | Vintilă Brătianu |
| Succeeded by | Gheorghe Mironescu |
| In office 13 June 1930 – 9 October 1930 | |
| Monarch | Carol II |
| Preceded by | Gheorghe Mironescu |
| Succeeded by | Gheorghe Mironescu |
| In office 20 October 1932 – 13 January 1933 | |
| Monarch | Carol II |
| Preceded by | Alexandru Vaida-Voevod |
| Succeeded by | Alexandru Vaida-Voevod |
| Leader of the National Peasants' Party | |
| In office 10 October 1926 – June 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as leader of the Romanian National Party) Ion Mihalache (as leader of the Peasants' Party) |
| Succeeded by | Ion Mihalache |
| In office July 1932 – January 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Ion Mihalache |
| Succeeded by | Alexandru Vaida-Voevod |
| In office December 1937 – July 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Ion Mihalache |
| Succeeded by | None (Party dissolved) |
| President of the Romanian National Party | |
| In office 23 February 1919 – 10 October 1926 | |
| Preceded by | Gheorghe Pop de Băsești |
| Succeeded by | Himself (party merged into the National Peasants' Party) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 8, 1873 Szilágybadacsony, Austria-Hungary (now Bădăcin, part of Pericei, Sălaj County, Romania) |
| Died | February 5, 1953 (aged 80) Sighet Prison, Romanian People's Republic |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Political party | Romanian National Party (1890–1926) National Peasants' Party (1926–1947) |
| Alma mater | Franz Joseph University University of Budapest University of Vienna |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Greek-Catholic |
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Maniu served as Prime Minister of Romania for three terms during 1928–1933, and, with Ion Mihalache, co-founded the National Peasants' Party. Arrested by the ascendant communist authorities in 1947 as a result of the Tămădău affair, he was convicted of treason in a show trial and sent to Sighet Prison, where he died six years later.
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