Ion Emanuel Florescu
Romanian politician and general
About Ion Emanuel Florescu
Lived 1819 – 1893 (aged 73). Ion Emanuel Florescu was a Romanian politician, military personnel and soldier.
Ioan Emanoil Florescu (; 7 August 1819, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Wallachia – 10 May 1893, Paris, France) was a Romanian army general who served as Prime Minister of Romania for a short time in a provisional government in 1876 (4 April – 26 April) and then in 1891 (21 February – 26 November). He also served as Chief of the General Staff in 1860 (30 May – 30 August) and then from 21 April 1864 to 1 May 1866.
Florescu is credited with carrying through the unification of the two armed forces of Wallachia and Moldavia following the unification of these two principalities and a thorough organization and modernization of the nascent Romanian army.
His cousin was Bonifaciu Florescu.
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Who was Ion Emanuel Florescu?
Romanian politician and general (1819-1893)
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Ion Emanuel Florescu was born on 7 August 1819 in Râmnicu Vâlcea.
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Ion Emanuel Florescu died on 10 May 1893 in Paris.
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Ion Emanuel Florescu was a politician, military personnel and soldier.
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Ion Emanuel Florescu was Romanian.
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· Wikipedia: Ion Emanuel Florescu
· DBpedia: Ioan Emanoil Florescu
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