Leonte Moldovan (February 18, 1865 – September 18, 1943) was an

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-born

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n lawyer, journalist and politician. Moldovan was born in Șinca Veche, a village near

Făgăraș Făgăraș (; german: Fogarasch, Fugreschmarkt, hu, Fogaras) is a municipiu, city in central Romania, located in Brașov County. It lies on the Olt (river), Olt River and has a population of 28,330 as of 2011. It is situated in the historical regi ...

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. He moved with his family to the

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in 1866, receiving citizenship in 1895. He returned to his native region for gymnasium, attending school at

Brașov Brașov (, , ; german: Kronstadt; hu, Brassó; la, Corona; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the administrative centre of Brașov County. According to the latest Romanian census (2011), Brașov has a popu ...

from 1876 to 1885. Moldovan then went to the

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, where he studied literature and law. He taught history in

Brăila Brăila (, also , ) is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of Brăila County. The ''Sud-Est'' Regional Development Agency is located in Brăila. According to the 2011 Romanian census there were 180,302 pe ...

from 1887 to 1903 and, from 1903, practiced as a lawyer. A member of the National Liberal Party (PNL), Moldovan was elected

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in 1912 and became a

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in 1914. After World War I, he headed the Brăila PNL chapter, and was the city's elected

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from 1922 to 1926. In 1933, he became a senator by right, and served as

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from February 1934 to November 1935. He encouraged journalism, and in Brăila was director, owner and editor of ''Lupta națională'', ''Orientarea'' and ''Voința'' magazines. He died in

. Dinu C. Giurescu, ''Dicționar biografic de istorie a României'', p. 385. Bucharest: Editura Meronia, 2008.

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