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Ion C. Marinescu
Ion C. Marinescu (November 10, 1886 – January 15, 1956) was a Romanian lawyer, politician and industrialist. Born in Bucharest, Marinescu graduated from the law faculty at the University of Bucharest. He was vice president of the and headed the Concordia petroleum company. In 1922 he commissioned architect to design and build an apartment building with two floors and a mansard roof on Tudor Arghezi Street, in Bucharest. Marinescu was Minister of National Economy under Ion Antonescu from May 26, 1941, to August 14, 1942, and also served as Ministry of Public Finance (Romania), Minister of Finance from April 8 to September 25, 1942. On August 14, 1942, he became Minister of Justice, serving in that position until 1944 Romanian coup d'état, King Michael's Coup of August 23, 1944. Arrested in October, he was charged with contributing to Romania's attack on the Soviet Union via his submissive policy towards Nazi Germany. Tried during the Post-World War II Romanian war crime trials ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ion Antonescu
Ion Antonescu (; ; – 1 June 1946) was a Romanian military officer and marshal who presided over two successive wartime dictatorships as Prime Minister and ''Conducător'' during most of World War II. A Romanian Army career officer who made his name during the 1907 peasants' revolt and the World War I Romanian Campaign, the antisemitic Antonescu sympathized with the far-right and fascist National Christian and Iron Guard groups for much of the interwar period. He was a military attaché to France and later Chief of the General Staff, briefly serving as Defense Minister in the National Christian cabinet of Octavian Goga as well as the subsequent First Cristea cabinet, in which he also served as Air and Marine Minister. During the late 1930s, his political stance brought him into conflict with King Carol II and led to his detainment. Antonescu nevertheless rose to political prominence during the political crisis of 1940, and established the National Legionary State, an unea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
