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Victor Antonescu

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Victor Antonescu
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
29 August 1936 – 28 December 1937
MonarchCarol II
Preceded byNicolae Titulescu
Succeeded byIstrate Micescu
Minister of Finance
In office
1 February 1935 – 29 August 1936
MonarchCarol II
Preceded byVictor Slăvescu
Succeeded byMircea Cancicov
Personal details
Born(1871-09-03)3 September 1871
Antonești, Teleorman County, Romanian United Principalities
Died22 August 1947(1947-08-22) (aged 75)
Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Resting placeVitănești, Teleorman County

Victor Antonescu (September 3, 1871, Antonești, Teleorman County – August 22, 1947, Bucharest) was a Romanian politician. He served as Minister of Justice from 4 January 1914 to 11 December 1916 and from 14 November 1933 to 1 February 1935, Minister of Finance between 1935 and 1936, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania from 29 August 1936 until 28 December 1937.[1] From 1922 to 1925 he represented the Romanian government in France.[2]

In 1946, he was part of the Romanian delegation at the Paris Peace Conference.

The Antonescu chapel in Vitănești

He is buried in Vitănești, in Teleorman County, in a mortuary chapel which is now listed as a historical monument.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Odznaczenie min. Antonescu" in Gazeta Lwowska, p. 1, Nr 275, 28 November 1936
  2. ^ Haynes, Rebecca (2000), "Victor Antonescu and Romania's Foreign Policy Readjustment, September 1936 to December 1937", Romanian Policy towards Germany, 1936–40, Studies in Russia and East Europe, London: Palgrave Macmillan
  3. ^ "Capela Victor Antonescu – Vitănești". www.crestinortodox.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved March 5, 2024.