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Ion Gheorghe Maurer

1902 - 2000

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Ion Gheorghe Maurer (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈon ˈɡe̯orɡe ˈmawrər]; 23 September 1902 – 8 February 2000) was a Romanian communist politician and lawyer, and the 49th Prime Minister of Romania. He is the longest serving Prime Minister in the history of Romania (having served for 12 years and 343 days). Maurer is considered one of the most effective political leaders of communist Romania; a pragmatist, during his tenure, a more nationalist form of Romanian communism was consolidated, the standard of living increased significantly, political repression was relaxed, and externally, Romania distanced itself from the USSR in favor of rapprochement with China and other third world states, but also with states of the Western world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ion Gheorghe Maurer is the 5,871st most popular politician (down from 5,762nd in 2019), the 100th most popular biography from Romania and the 45th most popular Romanian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ion Gheorghe Maurer ranks 5,871 out of 19,576. Before him are King Wu of Qin, Konstantin Tih, Shimon bar Yochai, Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme, Yolande of Valois, and William Lai. After him are Kim Jong-nam, Andrés Nin Pérez, Emperor Ninmyō, Stenkil, Hans-Gert Pöttering, and Ladislaus Hunyadi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Ion Gheorghe Maurer ranks 70. Before him are Sylvanus Olympio, Kirill Moskalenko, Léon M'ba, Anatole Litvak, Marcel Aymé, and Richard Rodgers. After him are Christian de Castries, Pascual Jordan, E. E. Evans-Pritchard, Takeichi Nishi, Rafael Alberti, and Maurice Duruflé. Among people deceased in 2000, Ion Gheorghe Maurer ranks 64. Before him are Frederick Herzberg, Herta Bothe, Jan Karski, Claude Sautet, Noboru Takeshita, and Keizō Obuchi. After him are Moacir Barbosa Nascimento, David Tomlinson, Maurice Richard, Hubert Maga, Don Budge, and Michael Smith.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Ion Gheorghe Maurer ranks 100 out of 844. Before him are Arthur Arz von Straußenburg (1857), László Tőkés (1952), Ana Aslan (1897), Pertevniyal Sultan (1812), Princess Ileana of Romania (1909), and Prince Nicholas of Romania (1903). After him are Endre Ady (1877), Michael I Apafi (1632), Petre Roman (1946), Andrew Báthory (1563), Károly Kerényi (1897), and Mundzuk (368).

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Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Ion Gheorghe Maurer ranks 45. Before him are Mihnea cel Rău (1462), Horia Sima (1907), Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde (1812), Nicolae Iorga (1871), László Tőkés (1952), and Pertevniyal Sultan (1812). After him are Michael I Apafi (1632), Petre Roman (1946), Andrew Báthory (1563), Mundzuk (368), Christopher Báthory (1530), and Vlad Călugărul (1425).

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