Gheorghe Argeșanu

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Gheorghe Argeșanu
Gheorghe Argeșanu in the 1930s

Minister of National Defence
In office 30 March 1938 – 13 October 1938
Prime Minister of Romania
In office 21 September 1939 – 28 September 1939
Monarch	Carol II
Preceded by	Armand Călinescu
Succeeded by	Constantin Argetoianu

Personal details
Born	(1883-02-28)28 February 1883 Caracal, Kingdom of Romania
Died	26 November 1940(1940-11-26) (aged 57) Jilava Prison, Kingdom of Romania
Manner of death	Assassination by execution
Spouse	Manya Botez
Alma mater	University of Bucharest
Occupation	Soldier, politician
Awards	Order of the Star of Romania, 1st Class
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Romania
Branch/service	Cavalry, Romanian Land Forces
Years of service	1903 – 1940^[1]
Rank	General de divizie
Unit	3rd Regiment Roșiori, 2nd Regiment Călărași, 2nd Infantry Division, 4th Infantry Division, 2nd Cavalry Division^[1]
Commands	2nd Regiment Călărași, Guards Division^[1]
Battles/wars	Second Balkan War World War I Romanian campaign Hungarian–Romanian War

Gheorghe Argeșanu (28 February 1883 – 26/27 November 1940) was a Romanian cavalry general and politician who served as a Prime Minister of Romania for about a week in September 1939.^[2]

Biography

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Born in Caracal, he was promoted to a leadership position in the Romanian Army during World War I, and served as the first Romanian military attaché to Japan (1921–1922)^[1] and as Minister of Defense in the second Miron Cristea cabinet (March–October 1938).

Argeșanu was appointed as premier by King Carol II after the assassination of his predecessor Armand Călinescu by the nationalist Iron Guard, and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General. His first noted measures included the public display of the bodies of Călinescu's assassins (who had been killed by orders from Horia Sima) and the arbitrary arrest and execution without trial of at least three Iron Guard members in each county. He was replaced as premier by Constantin Argetoianu. In June 1940, he was awarded the Order of the Star of Romania, 1st Class.^[3]

Death

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Immediately after the establishment of the Iron Guard's National Legionary State in September 1940, Argeșanu himself was imprisoned without trial in the Jilava Prison, and ultimately killed there during the Jilava massacre by members of the Iron Guard on the same night together with 63 other political prisoners, in retaliation for the violence he had endorsed.

Argeșanu was married to the pianist Manya Botez.

Gallery

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Gheorghe Argeșanu in the 1910s

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Personalități Romanațene - Gheorghe Argeșanu" (PDF). Memoria Oltului. Vol. 1, no. 4. June 2012. pp. 10–16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
^ "Generals of World War II - Gheorghe Argeșanu". www.generals.dk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
^ Decretul Regal nr. 1.905 din 8 iunie 1940 pentru numiri de membri ai ordinului "Steaua României", publicat în Monitorul Oficial, anul CVIII, nr. 131 din 8 iunie 1940, partea I-a, p. 2.783.

"Gheorghe Argeșeanu". enciclopediaromaniei.ro (in Romanian).

v t e Prime Ministers of Romania
List of heads of government of Romania
United Principalities	B. Catargiu Arsache N. Crețulescu Kogălniceanu Bosianu N. Crețulescu I. Ghica L. Catargiu I. Ghica C. Crețulescu Ș. Golescu N. Golescu D. Ghica A. Golescu Epureanu I. Ghica L. Catargiu Florescu Epureanu Ion C. Brătianu
Kingdom of Romania	Ion C. Brătianu D. Brătianu Ion C. Brătianu Rosetti L. Catargiu Manu Florescu L. Catargiu Sturdza Aurelian Sturdza Cantacuzino Carp Sturdza Cantacuzino Sturdza Ion I. C. Brătianu Carp Maiorescu Ion I. C. Brătianu Averescu Marghiloman Coandă Ion I. C. Brătianu Văitoianu Vaida-Voevod Averescu Ionescu Ion I. C. Brătianu Averescu Știrbey Ion I. C. Brătianu V. Brătianu Maniu Mironescu Maniu Mironescu Iorga Vaida-Voevod Maniu Vaida-Voevod Duca Angelescu Tătărescu Goga Cristea Călinescu Argeșanu Argetoianu Tătărescu Gigurtu Antonescu Sănătescu Rădescu Groza
R.P.R.—R.S.R.	Groza Gheorghiu-Dej Stoica Maurer Mănescu Verdeț Dăscălescu
Romania since 1989	Roman Stolojan Văcăroiu Ciorbea Dejeu Vasile Athanasiu Isărescu Năstase Bejinariu Popescu-Tăriceanu Boc Predoiu Ungureanu Ponta Oprea Ponta Oprea Ponta Cîmpeanu Cioloș Grindeanu Tudose Fifor Dăncilă Orban Ciucă Cîțu Ciucă Predoiu Ciolacu
Italics indicate ad interim/acting office holders. Bold indicates current office holder.

v t e Defence Ministers of Romania
United Principalities Principality of Romania	Vlădoianu Macedonski Cornescu Florescu Golescu Adrian Sămășescu Grigore Ghica Iacovache Manu Solomon Lecca Haralambie Gherghel I.C. Brătianu Duca Manu Pencovici Tell Slăniceanu Cernat Dabija
Kingdom of Romania	Gheorghe Angelescu Fălcoianu Alexandru Anghelescu Barozzi Vlădescu Lahovary Catargiu Poenaru Budișteanu Stoicescu Berindei Sturdza Averescu Stelian Crăiniceanu Filipescu Argetoianu Hârjeu I. I. C. Brătianu Vintilă Brătianu Iancovescu Grigorescu Văitoianu Rășcanu Moșoiu Holban Mărdărescu Mircescu Paul Angelescu Cihoski Maniu Condeescu Ștefănescu Amza Samsonovici Uică Tătărescu Irimescu Ilasievici Antonescu Argeșanu Ciupercă Călinescu Ilcuș Nicolescu Iacobici Pantazi Racoviță Sănătescu Negulescu Rașcanu Lascăr
Socialist Republic	Bodnăraș Sălăjan Ioniță Coman Olteanu Milea
Romania since 1989	Militaru Stănculescu Spiroiu Tinca Babiuc Ionescu Frunzăverde Pașcu Atanasiu Frunzăverde Meleșcanu Stănișoară Oprea Dobrițoiu Dușa Motoc Leș Țuțuianu Fifor Leș Ciucă Dîncu Tîlvăr

v t e Second Cristea cabinet (30 March 1938 – 1 February 1939)
Prime Minister	Miron Cristea
Ministers	Armand Călinescu (Interior) Nicolae Petrescu-Comnen / Grigore Gafencu (External Affairs) Mircea Cancicov (Finances) Victor Iamandi (Justice) Nicolae Colan / Armand Călinescu / Petre Andrei (National Education) Nicolae Colan (Religious Affairs and Arts) Gheorghe Argeșanu / Nicolae G. Ciupercă (National Defence) Paul Teodorescu (Air and Marine) Iosif Iacobici (Armament Endowment) Gheorghe Ionescu-Sisești (Agriculture, Domains and Cooperatives) Mitiță Constantinescu (Industry and Commerce/National Economy) Mihail Ghelmegeanu (Public Works and Communications) Mihai Ralea (Labour) Armand Călinescu / Nicolae Marinescu (Labour, Health and Social Protection)
Undersecretaries of State	Mihail Măgureanu (Government Presidency) Eugen Titeanu (Interior for Press and Information) Dumitru V. Țoni (National Education) Nae Popescu (Religious Affairs and Arts) Alexandru Glatz (National Defence)

v t e Third Cristea cabinet (1 February 1939 – 28 September 1939)
Prime Minister	Miron Cristea / Armand Călinescu / Gheorghe Argeșanu
Deputy Prime Minister	Armand Călinescu
Ministers	Armand Călinescu / Gabriel Marinescu (Interior) Grigore Gafencu (External Affairs) Mitiță Constantinescu (Finances) Victor Iamandi (Justice) Petre Andrei (National Education) Nicolae Zegre (Religious Affairs and Arts) Armand Călinescu / Ioan Ilcuş (National Defence) Paul Teodorescu (Air and Marine) Victor Slăvescu (Armament Endowment) Nicolae D. Cornăţeanu (Agriculture and Domains) Ion Bujoiu (National Economy) Mihail Ghelmegeanu (Public Works and Communications) Mihai Ralea (Labour) Nicolae Marinescu (Health and Social Protection)
Secretaries of State	Traian Pop (Public Wealth Registering) Silviu Dragomir (Minorities)
Subsecretaries of State	Mihail Măgureanu (Government Presidency) Gabriel Marinescu (Interior) Coriolan Băran (Interior) Eugen Titeanu (Propaganda) Dumitru V. Ţoni (National Education) Ion Marin Sadoveanu (Religious Affairs and Arts) Gheorghe Mihail (National Defence) Mihail Şerban (Agriculture and Domains) Victor Jinga (National Economy)

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