Ștefan C. Șendrea (1842–July 30, 1907) was a

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n, later

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n jurist and politician. Born in

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, Șendrea obtained a doctorate in law from the

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and one in political and administrative sciences from the Free University of Brussels. After returning to Romania, he secured a position as professor at the law faculty of the

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in 1867, transferring to the

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in 1897. He entered politics at

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, joining the Free and Independent Faction in 1869, later adhering to the National Liberal Party (PNL). He was a diplomatic agent at Paris from October 1876 to April 1877, in the run-up to international recognition of Romania's independence. He was first elected

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in 1879 and

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in 1884, taking part in a number of Liberal as well as

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legislatures. Șendrea served as

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in the

Petre S. Aurelian Petre Sebeșanu Aurelian, () 13 December 1833 – 24 January 1909, was a Romanian economist, politician and academic. A member of the National Liberal Party (PNL), he served as a Prime Minister of Romania between 2 December 1896 and 12 April 1 ...

cabinet, from November 1896 to March 1897. After the cabinet fell, he joined the ''drapelist'' faction, but re-entered the main PNL in 1899. He was President of the Assembly of Deputies from December 9 to 23, 1904. He committed suicide by jumping out of a train along the Budapest–Vienna line. Dinu C. Giurescu, ''Dicționar biografic de istorie a României'', p. 518. Bucharest: Editura Meronia, 2008.

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