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Averescu
Alexandru Averescu (; 9 March 1859 – 2 October 1938) was a Romanian marshal, diplomat and Populism, populist politician. A Romanian Armed Forces Commander during World War I, he served as List of Prime Ministers of Romania, Prime Minister of three separate cabinets (as well as being ''interim'' List of Romanian Foreign Ministers, Foreign Minister in January–March 1918 and Minister without portfolio in 1938). He first rose to prominence during the 1907 Romanian Peasants' Revolt, peasants' revolt of 1907, which he helped repress with violence. Credited with engineering the defense of Moldavia in the Romanian Campaign (World War I), 1916–1917 Campaign, he built on his popularity to found and lead the successful People's Party (interwar Romania), People's Party, which he brought to power in 1920–1921, with backing from King of Romania, King Ferdinand I of Romania, Ferdinand I and the National Liberal Party (Romania, 1875), National Liberal Party (PNL), and with the notable parti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Party (interwar Romania)
The People's Party (Romanian: ''Partidul Poporului'', PP), originally People's League (''Liga Poporului''), was an eclectic, essentially populist, mass movement in Romania. Created by World War I hero Alexandru Averescu, it identified itself with the new politics of "Greater Romania" period, and existed for almost as long as Greater Romania did. The PP broke with the antiquated two-party system, creating a wide coalition of lobbies, and advertised itself as the new challenge to the National Liberal Party (PNL). The group was held together by Averescu's charisma, and was popularly known as ''partidul averescan'', "the Averescan party". In its early years, the League brought together members of the moribund Conservative Party and social reformers of diverse backgrounds, and secured for itself the votes of poor peasants and demobilized soldiers. Its platform appealed to antisemites and Jews, social liberals and fascists, loyalists and republicans. Averescu's doubts about staging ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
