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Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej

1901 - 1965

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Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈɡe̯orɡe ɡe̯orˈɡi.u ˈdeʒ] ; 8 November 1901 – 19 March 1965) was a Romanian politician. He was the first communist leader of Romania from 1947 to 1965, serving as first secretary of the Romanian Communist Party (ultimately "Romanian Workers' Party", PMR) from 1944 to 1954 and from 1955 to 1965, and as the first communist Prime Minister of Romania from 1952 to 1955. Born in Bârlad (1901), Gheorghiu-Dej was involved in the communist movement's activities from the early 1930s. Upon the outbreak of World War II in Europe, he was imprisoned by Ion Antonescu's regime in the Târgu Jiu internment camp, and escaped only in August 1944. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej is the 1,922nd most popular politician (down from 1,587th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Romania (down from 27th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Romanian Politician.

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej was the first secretary of the Romanian Communist Party. He was in power from 1947 to 1965. Gheorghiu-Dej is most famous for his role in the Romanian Revolution of 1989.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej ranks 1,922 out of 19,576. Before him are Bonne of Luxembourg, Oruç Reis, Empress Myeongseong, Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen, and Olaf II of Denmark. After him are Emeric, King of Hungary, Cheoljong of Joseon, Amasis II, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, and Edwin Stanton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej ranks 35. Before him are Max Euwe, Vincent du Vigneaud, Witold Pilecki, Ricardo Zamora, Simon Kuznets, and Hugo Gunckel Lüer. After him are Princess Sophie of Hohenberg, Henning von Tresckow, Salvatore Quasimodo, Margaret Mead, Andrey Vlasov, and Robert Bresson. Among people deceased in 1965, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej ranks 19. Before him are Stan Laurel, Adlai Stevenson II, Edgard Varèse, Paul Hermann Müller, Moshe Sharett, and Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium. After him are Maxime Weygand, Louise Mountbatten, Nat King Cole, Dorothea Lange, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, and Rashid Ali al-Gaylani.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej ranks 30 out of 844. Before him are Carol II of Romania (1893), György Ligeti (1923), János Bolyai (1802), Nadia Comăneci (1961), Stephen III of Moldavia (1433), and Mircea Lucescu (1945). After him are Bela Lugosi (1882), Klaus Iohannis (1959), Álmos (820), Elie Wiesel (1928), Michael the Brave (1558), and Dimitrie Cantemir (1673).

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Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej ranks 17. Before him are Vlad II Dracul (1395), Theodoric I (393), Béla Kun (1886), Ion Iliescu (1930), Carol II of Romania (1893), and Stephen III of Moldavia (1433). After him are Klaus Iohannis (1959), Álmos (820), Michael the Brave (1558), Basarab I of Wallachia (1275), Traian Băsescu (1951), and Milan I of Serbia (1854).

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