Anghel Nour was a Bessarabian politician. He served as the first mayor of Chişinău between 1817 and 1821.[1]

Anghel Nour
1st Mayor of Chişinău
In office
1817–1821
MonarchAlexander I
Succeeded byDimitrie Lovcinski
Military service
Branch/service Imperial Russian Army
RankCaptain
Battles/warsRusso-Turkish War (1806–1812)

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Angel Nour was born in a family of Moldavian small-local nobles.[2] He participated in the Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812), representing the Russian Empire, rising through the ranks to eventually become captain.[3]

In 1817, for the first time, the elections to the Chișinău City Duma were held. At meetings of the Moldavian, Russian, Bulgarian, Greek and Jewish societies, one representative was elected.[4] The first mayor was elected by the Duma - the "Moldavian service captain" Angel Nour.[5][6][7][8]

He was actively engaged in the improvement of Chișinău, which was ceded to Russia in 1812 after the first Russian annexation of Bessarabia.[9][10]

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  1. ^ 10+3 primari ai Chişinăului
  2. ^ "pan.md - Градоначальники - во благо Кишинева", archive.vn, November 30, 2014, archived from the original on November 30, 2014, retrieved March 13, 2020{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Bogos, Dimitrie (1998). La Răspântie: Moldova de la Nistru 1917-1918 (in Romanian). Întreprinderea editorial-poligrafică "Știința". ISBN 978-9975-67-056-2.
  4. ^ "Кто построил в Кишиневе Кафедральный собор и пустил по столичным улиц…", archive.vn, December 2, 2014, archived from the original on December 2, 2014, retrieved March 13, 2020{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Непрерывная история управления города Кишинёва. - Moldova Photo Galle…", archive.vn, September 6, 2012, archived from the original on September 6, 2012, retrieved March 13, 2020
  6. ^ Ioniță, Veaceslav (2004). Ghidul orașelor din Republica Moldova (in Romanian). TISH. ISBN 978-9975-947-39-8.
  7. ^ Holban, Eugen Șt (1998). Dicționar cronologic: prin veacurile învolburate ale Moldovei dintre Prut și Nistru (in Romanian). Editura Museum. ISBN 978-9975-906-03-6.
  8. ^ Istoria administrației publice din Moldova (in Romanian). Academia de Administrare Publică pe lîngă Guvernul Republicii Moldova. 1999.
  9. ^ Brezianu, Andrei; Spânu, Vlad (2007-04-23). Historical Dictionary of Moldova. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6446-7.
  10. ^ Inc, Encyclopaedia Britannica; Britannica, Encyclopaedia of (1997). The New Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica. ISBN 978-0-85229-633-2. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)

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