Anastase Stolojan (6 August 1836 – 25 July 1901) was a

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n politician. Born in Craiova, he descended from a family of small-scale '' boyars'' that came from Stolojani village in Gorj County. His father State was a ''vistier'' (treasurer).Grigore and Șerbu, p. 87 He attended school in his native city before continuing his education in France. In 1863, he graduated from the law faculty of the

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, in the process earning a doctorate. Stolojan entered the magistracy at Craiova in 1865, becoming a prosecutor for the

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tribunal and the appeals court. In 1868, he served as mayor of Craiova. Politically liberal and a close associate of C. A. Rosetti, he was first elected to the Assembly of Deputies in 1869, with support from both liberals and their opposition. He was a supporter of the 1870 Republic of Ploiești conspiracy, and letters with compromising instructions from Rosetti were found in his possession. Stolojan was a signatory of the National Liberal Party's initial program in 1875. In April 1877, he and

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drafted a resolution calling for the government to launch the

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. He served in several Liberal cabinets. Under Ion C. Brătianu, he was

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from July 1879 to July 1880, and was interim Interior Minister for four days in July 1880. Then, from February 1885 to October 1886, he was Minister of Agriculture, Domains, Industry and Commerce. Under Dimitrie A. Sturdza, he was Interior Minister from February to November 1896 and again held the Agriculture portfolio from March 1897 to January 1899.Grigore and Șerbu, p. 88 A distinguished orator, he drew attention for his vigorous objection to a law on mines drafted by

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in 1895. The proposal indicated that if landowners were unwilling to exploit mines on their property, the state could intervene to force their opening. This was viewed as an assault on the principle of the inviolability of property, and Stolojan contested it until the end, withdrawing from the chamber while it was being voted on.Grigore and Șerbu, pp. 88-9 Himself a landowner, Stolojan had some 12 hectares of vineyards, properties at Stolojani and Rușina, purchased the Herești domain in 1881 and was leasing a Gorj County property as of 1886. He owned a lavish home in Bucharest, which his descendants sold in the 1920s; since that time, it has served as the Italian Embassy. In 1878, Stolojan was made a commander in the

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; he was also awarded the grand cross of the Order of the Crown. In 1872, he was initiated in Craiova's ''Unirea''

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."Stolojan, Anastase"
at the Alexandru and Aristia Aman County Library He is buried at

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.Grigore and Șerbu, p. 89

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*Constantin Grigore and Miliana Șerbu,
Miniștrii de interne (1862–2007)
', Editura Ministerului Internelor și Reformei Administrative, Bucharest, 2007. {{DEFAULTSORT:Stolojan, Anastase 1836 births 1901 deaths People from Craiova Romanian nobility University of Paris alumni Mayors of Craiova Romanian prosecutors National Liberal Party (Romania) politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Romanian Ministers of Interior Romanian Ministers of Justice Romanian Ministers of Agriculture Commanders of the Order of the Star of Romania Grand Crosses of the Order of the Crown (Romania) Romanian Freemasons Burials at Bellu Cemetery