Sergiu T. Niță (1883 in Peresecina – 3 March 1940 in Bucharest) was a politician and lawyer from Romania. He served as Minister for Bessarabia (1920–1921, 1926–1927) in the Averescu cabinets.

Biography

Sergiu Niță was born on March 21 (March 9 according to the old style) in 1883 in the

Bessarabia Bessarabia (; Gagauz: ''Besarabiya''; Romanian: ''Basarabia''; Ukrainian: ''Бессара́бія'') is a historical region in Eastern Europe, bounded by the Dniester river on the east and the Prut river on the west. About two thirds of Be ...

n village Peresecina (now Orhei District of the Republic of Moldova) into the family of a priest, Fyodor Niță, the rector of St. Michael's Church in the village of Peresecina. After a while, the family moved to

Chișinău Chișinău ( , , ), also known as Kishinev (russian: Кишинёв, r=Kishinjóv ), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Republic of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial center, and is located in the ...

Education

Sergiu Niță studied in

. Father Fyodor Niță, a graduate of the

Chișinău Theological Seminary Chișinău Theological Seminary is a seminary in Chișinău. Gavril Bănulescu-Bodoni opened the Romanian-language seminary on January 31, 1813. History On 1 September 1918, Visarion Puiu became director of the Chișinău Theological Seminary, b ...

, was a friend with the Moldavian writer Constantin Stere, who convinced him to send his son Sergiu to study at the Law Faculty of the University of Iași.

Career

Sergiu Niță became president of the Administrative Court of Chișinău. After the Union of Bessarabia with Romania, Niță served as member of the

Parliament of Romania The Parliament of Romania ( ro, Parlamentul României) is the national bicameral legislature of Romania, consisting of the Chamber of Deputies ( ro, Camera Deputaților) and the Senate ( ro, Senat). It meets at the Palace of the Parliament i ...

and Minister for Bessarabia in the Government of Alexandru Averescu (2 May 1920 - 17 December 1921 and 20 March 1926 - 3 June 1927). As minister for Bessarabia, he was the head of the initiative group who established the first Romanian language theater in Chișinău, on 10 October 1920. He was a leader of the Bessarabian Peasants' Party. Internal divisions caused the party to split, with one group led by Niță joining the People's League in April 1920. In 1925, during a visit to Chișinău, King Ferdinand I of Romania stopped at the residence of Niță (the second house on Sergei Lazo Street from Ștefan cel Mare Boulevard).

Death

Niță died on 3 March 1940 in Bucharest; he was buried in the Central (Armenian) cemetery in Chișinău.11 fețe ale Chișinăului de ieri Chișinăului. Sergiu NIȚĂ (1883, Peresecina, Orhei – 3 martie 1940, București, înmormântat la Chișinău)

Awards

* Order of the Star of Romania, Officer rank. *

Order of the Crown of Romania The Order of the Crown of Romania is a chivalric order set up on 14 March 1881 by King Carol I of Romania to commemorate the establishment of the Kingdom of Romania. It was awarded as a state order until the end of the Romanian monarchy in 1947. ...

, Officer rank. * Order of Ferdinand I, Commander rank.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nita, Sergiu 1883 births 1940 deaths Romanian jurists Ministers for Bessarabia People from Orhei District Officers of the Order of the Star of Romania Officers of the Order of the Crown (Romania) People from Bessarabia Governorate Alexandru Ioan Cuza University alumni