Vasile Gafencu (1 February 1886 – 16 March 1942) was a Bessarabian politician.
Vasile Gafencu | |
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| Member of the Moldovan Parliament | |
| In office 1917–1918 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1886 Sîngerei |
| Died | 16 March 1942 (aged 56) Arkhangelsk |
| Political party | National Moldavian Party |
| Children | Valeriu, Valentina, Eleonora, and Elizabeta |
He was the father of Valeriu Gafencu (1921–1952), nicknamed The Saint of Prisons.[1]
Biography edit
He served as Member of the Moldovan Parliament (1917–1918). After the Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and northern Bukovina in 1940, Gafencu was deported to Siberia by the Soviet authorities.
Gallery edit
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Moldovan stamp, 1998 -
The standing man is Vasile Gafencu
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Bibliography edit
- Gheorghe E. Cojocaru, Sfatul Țării: itinerar, Civitas, Chişinău, 1998, ISBN 9975-936-20-2
- Mihai Taşcă, Sfatul Țării şi actualele autorităţi locale, "Timpul de dimineaţă", no. 114 (849), June 27, 2008 (page 16)
Notes edit
- ^ "Radio Romania International". www.rri.ro. Archived from the original on 2010-12-29.
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