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Ion Gigurtu

1886 - 1959

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Ion Gigurtu (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈon d͡ʒiˈɡurtu]; 24 June 1886 – 24 November 1959) was a Romanian far-right politician, Land Forces officer, engineer and industrialist who served a brief term as Prime Minister from 4 July to 4 September 1940, under the personal regime of King Carol II. A specialist in mining and veteran of both the Second Balkan War and World War I, he made a fortune in interwar Greater Romania. Gigurtu began his career in politics with the People's Party (PP) and the National Agrarian Party, moving closer to the far right during the 1930s, and serving as Minister of Industry and Commerce in the cabinet of Octavian Goga. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Ion Gigurtu is the 13,374th most popular politician (down from 11,738th in 2024), the 304th most popular biography from Romania (down from 249th in 2019) and the 113th most popular Romanian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ion Gigurtu ranks 13,374 out of 19,576. Before him are Zdeslav of Croatia, Ken Livingstone, Piankh, Daniel Kablan Duncan, Christian Albrecht Bluhme, and John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough. After him are Ansumane Mané, Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Rodrigo Rato, Frederick Abberline, Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini, and Vinicio Cerezo.

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Among people born in 1886, Ion Gigurtu ranks 195. Before him are Kid Ory, Robert Andersson, Ludwig Bieberbach, Frank Irons, Hidetsugu Yagi, and Philip K. Hitti. After him are Heorhiy Narbut, Austin Osman Spare, Lupu Pick, Alfonso López Pumarejo, Bogoljub Jevtić, and Leo G. Carroll. Among people deceased in 1959, Ion Gigurtu ranks 129. Before him are Charles Starkweather, Felix Jacoby, Albert Namatjira, Nicholas Charnetsky, Alfonso Reyes, and Carl Enckell. After him are Alfonso López Pumarejo, Lou Costello, Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda, William J. Donovan, Giuseppe Bottai, and Roald Larsen.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Ion Gigurtu ranks 304 out of 844. Before him are Emil Boc (1966), Sándor Végh (1912), Petrache Poenaru (1799), Gheorghe Apostol (1913), George Coșbuc (1866), and Teodor Axentowicz (1859). After him are Barbu Catargiu (1807), Viorica Dăncilă (1963), Lupu Pick (1886), Isidor Kaufmann (1853), Gheorghe Bibescu (1804), and Ștefan Dobay (1909).

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Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Ion Gigurtu ranks 113. Before him are Ludovic Orban (1963), Lascăr Catargiu (1823), George Simion (1986), Alexandru Marghiloman (1854), Emil Boc (1966), and Gheorghe Apostol (1913). After him are Barbu Catargiu (1807), Viorica Dăncilă (1963), Gheorghe Bibescu (1804), Mugur Isărescu (1949), Aurel Popovici (1863), and Béla Károlyi (1942).

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