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Ion Pelivan

1876 – 1954

Moldovan politician

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About Ion Pelivan

Lived 1876 – 1954 (aged 77). Ion Pelivan was a Romanian diplomat, politician, jurist, opinion journalist and foreign minister.

Ion Gheorghe Pelivan (April 1, 1876 – January 25, 1954) was a Romanian politician.

He was born in Răzeni, Bessarabia, the son of Gheorghe Pelivan and his wife, Eugenia Varuh Titica. He graduated in 1898 from the Theological Seminary of Chișinău and in 1903 he received a law degree from the University of Tartu. Subsequently, he worked as jurist in Bălți.

During 1917–1918, Pelivan served as Foreign Minister of the Moldavian Democratic Republic in the Pantelimon Erhan Cabinet and the Daniel Ciugureanu Cabinet.

He was arrested in May 1950 by the Romanian communist authorities and sent to Sighet Prison in Sighetu Marmației, where he died in 1954. He is buried at Cernica Monastery in Pantelimon, Ilfov.

A street in the Buiucani Sector of Chișinău was named in his honor, and the theoretical high school in the village where he was born, Răzeni, Ialoveni District, bears his name. The village Pelivan in Orhei District, Moldova was named after him in 1932.

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Imperial University of Dorpat, Dorpat University
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Ion Gheorghe Pelivan

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ion Pelivan?

Moldovan politician (1876-1954)

When was Ion Pelivan born?

Ion Pelivan was born on 1 April 1876 in Răzeni.

When did Ion Pelivan die?

Ion Pelivan died on 25 January 1954 in Sighet prison.

What was Ion Pelivan's occupation?

Ion Pelivan was a diplomat, politician, jurist, opinion journalist and foreign minister.

What nationality was Ion Pelivan?

Ion Pelivan was Romanian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ion Pelivan

· Wikidata: Q6063259

· DBpedia: Ion Pelivan

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