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Constantin Budișteanu (21 September or 4 November 1838–7 November 1911) was a 
Budișteanu belonged to the National Liberal Party; he was elected senator (1884, 1892, 1895) and deputy (1888). From January 1909 to January 1911, he was Senate President. He served as
Constantin Budișteanu (21 September or 4 November 1838–7 November 1911) was a Wallachia
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n-born Romania
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n soldier and politician.
Born in Bucharest
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, he was descended from an old Wallachia
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n '' boyar'' family; his father Nicolae was a ''serdar Serdar may refer to
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''. He attended the military school in his native city from 1854 to 1856, forming part of the first graduating class, and continued his army studies abroad. Budișteanu's training set him on a path to advancement in the ranks, starting with infantry second lieutenant in 1856 and moving to general staff lieutenant (1860), military engineers captain (1862), major (1867), lieutenant-colonel (1871), colonel (1876), brigadier-general (1883), and division general in charge of an army corps (1891-1895). A participant in the Romanian War of Independence
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, he was gravely wounded in October 1877, during the Siege of Plevna.
Budișteanu belonged to the National Liberal Party; he was elected senator (1884, 1892, 1895) and deputy (1888). From January 1909 to January 1911, he was Senate President. He served as War Minister
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under Dimitrie Sturdza
Dimitrie Sturdza (, in full Dimitrie Alexandru Sturdza-Miclăușanu; 10 March 183321 October 1914) was a Romanian statesman and author of the late 19th century, and president of the Romanian Academy between 1882 and 1884.
Biography
Born in Iași ...
from November 1895 to November 1896. In 1897, he resigned from the army. Among the honors he accrued for his military service were the Military Virtue Medal
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, the Order of the Star of Romania
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, and the Danube Crossing Cross. Budișteanu was long active in the Cultural League, established in 1890 in order to promote the political unification of the Romanian lands. Dinu C. Giurescu, ''Dicționar biografic de istorie a României'', p. 100. Bucharest: Editura Meronia, 2008.
A street in Sector 1 of Bucharest is named after him.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Budisteanu, Constantin 1838 births 1911 deaths Military personnel from Bucharest Nobility from Bucharest National Liberal Party (Romania) politicians Presidents of the Senate of Romania Members of the Senate of Romania Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Romanian Ministers of Defence Romanian military personnel of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) Romanian Land Forces generals Recipients of the Order of the Star of Romania Politicians from Bucharest