Stan Ghițescu (2 June 1881 – 25 February 1952) was a

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n politician. Born in

Mârzănești Mârzănești is a communes of Romania, commune in Teleorman County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Cernetu, Mârzănești, Teleormanu, and Valea Părului. Natives *Stan Ghițescu (1881–1952), politician *Florea Voicilă (bo ...

Teleorman County Teleorman County () is a county ( județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the historical region Muntenia, with its capital city at Alexandria. The name ''Teleorman'' is of Cumanic ( Turkic) origin. It literally means ''wild/crazy for ...

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"Victimele terorii comuniste. Arestați, torturați, întemnițați, uciși. Dicționar G"
/ref> he attended a normal school and entered

Alexandru Averescu Alexandru Averescu (; 9 March 1859 – 2 October 1938) was a Romanian marshal, diplomat and Populism, populist politician. A Romanian Armed Forces Commander during World War I, he served as List of Prime Ministers of Romania, Prime Minister of thr ...

's People's Party.Costin Scorpan, ''Istoria României: enciclopedie'', p. 261. Bucharest: Editura Nemira, 1997. He served as mayor of

Roșiorii de Vede Roșiorii de Vede (; sometimes Roșiori de Vede or, in old versions, Rușii de Vede) is a city in Teleorman County, Romania. Located in the Muntenia region, it is one of the oldest cities in the country. It was first mentioned in a document which ...

from 1920 to 1921. In 1926, he was elected vice president of the Assembly of Deputies. He later joined

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National Agrarian Party The National Agrarian Party ( or ''Partidul Național-Agrarian'', PNA) was a right-wing agrarian party active in Romania during the early 1930s. Established and led by poet Octavian Goga, it was originally a schism from the more moderate People' ...

, which subsequently merged with the

National-Christian Defense League The National-Christian Defense League (, LANC) was a far-right political party of Romania formed by A. C. Cuza. Origins The LANC had its roots in the National Christian Union, formed in 1922 by Cuza and the famed physiologist Nicolae Paulescu. ...

to form the

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. He became general secretary of the new party, and while Goga was Prime Minister from December 1937 to March 1938, served as Minister of Cooperation. He took part in the 1938 formation of the

National Renaissance Front The National Renaissance Front (, FRN; also translated as ''Front of National Regeneration'', ''Front of National Rebirth'', ''Front of National Resurrection'', or ''Front of National Renaissance'') was a Romanian political party created by King Ca ...

, the sole party under

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. He served as Minister of Labor in two cabinets during the summer of 1940: under Ion Gigurtu from 4 July to 4 September, and under

Ion Antonescu Ion Antonescu (; ; – 1 June 1946) was a Romanian military officer and Mareșal (Romania), marshal who presided over two successive Romania during World War II, wartime dictatorships as Prime Minister of Romania, Prime Minister and ''Conduc� ...

from 4 to 14 September until the establishment of the

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.Neagoe, p. 137 Arrested under the new

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, he was sent to

Sighet Prison The Sighet Prison, located in the city of Sighetu Marmației, Maramureș County, Romania, was used by Romania to hold criminals, prisoners of war, and political prisoners. It is now the site of the Sighet Memorial Museum, part of the Memorial ...

in May 1950, and died there nearly two years later. He was buried in a mass grave.

Notes

References

*Stelian Neagoe, ''Istoria guvernelor României''. Bucharest: Editura Machiavelli, 1999.

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