Anghel Nour was a
Bessarabian politician. He served as the first
mayor of Chişinău
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between 1817 and 1821.
Biography
Angel Nour was born in a family of Moldavian small-local nobles.
He participated in the
Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812)
The Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812) between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire was one of the Russo-Ottoman Wars. Russia prevailed, but both sides wanted peace as they feared Napoleon's moves to the east.
Background
The war broke ou ...
, representing the
Russian Empire
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, rising through the ranks to eventually become
captain.
In 1817, for the first time, the elections to the Chișinău City Duma were held. At meetings of the Moldavian, Russian, Bulgarian, Greek and Jewish societies, one representative was elected.
The first mayor was elected by the Duma - the "Moldavian service captain" Angel Nour.
He was actively engaged in the improvement of Chișinău, which was ceded to Russia in 1812 after the first Russian annexation of Bessarabia.
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