Iuliu Maniu
Romanian politician
Died when: 80 years 28 days (960 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Iuliu Maniu (Romanian pronunciation: ['julju ma'ni.u]; 8 January 1873 – 5 February 1953) was an Austro-Hungarian-born lawyer and Romanian politician.He was a leader of the National Party of Transylvania and Banat before and after World War I, playing an important role in the Union of Transylvania with Romania.
Maniu served as Prime Minister of Romania for three terms during 1928–1933, and, with Ion Mihalache, co-founded the National Peasants' Party.
Arrested by the ascendant communist authorities in 1947 as a result of the Tamadau affair, he was convicted of treason in a show trial and sent to Sighet Prison, where he died six years later.
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