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

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n politician. He was born in

Răzeni Răzeni is a commune in Ialoveni District, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Mileștii Noi and Răzeni.Bessarabia Bessarabia () is a historical region in Eastern Europe, bounded by the Dniester river on the east and the Prut river on the west. About two thirds of Bessarabia lies within modern-day Moldova, with the Budjak region covering the southern coa ...

, 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 The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is also the largest and oldest university in the country.

. Subsequently, he worked as jurist in

Bălți Bălți () is a city in Moldova. It is the second-largest city in terms of population, area and economic importance, after Chișinău. The city holds the status of municipiu. Sometimes called "the northern capital", it is a major industrial, cu ...

. During 1917–1918, Pelivan served as Foreign Minister of the

Moldavian Democratic Republic The Moldavian Democratic Republic (MDR; , ), also known as the Moldavian Republic or Moldavian People's Republic, was a state proclaimed on by the ''Sfatul Țării'' (National Council) of Bessarabia, elected in October–November 1917 foll ...

in the

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and the

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. He was arrested in May 1950 by the Romanian communist authorities and sent to

Sighet Prison The Sighet Prison, located in the city of Sighetu Marmației, Maramureș County, Romania, was used by Romania to hold criminals, prisoners of war, and political prisoners. It is now the site of the Sighet Memorial Museum, part of the Memorial ...

Sighetu Marmației Sighetu Marmației (, also spelled ''Sighetul Marmației''; or ''Siget''; , ; ; ), until 1960 Sighet, is a city in Maramureș County near the Iza River, in northwestern Romania. Geography Sighetu Marmației is situated along the Tisa river o ...

, where he died in 1954. He is buried at

Cernica Monastery Cernica Monastery (Romanian: ''Mănăstirea Cernica'') is a Romanian Orthodox monastery located on the shore of . Situated in Ilfov County, just outside Bucharest, it is part of Pantelimon town. It is listed as a historic monument. History Cern ...

Pantelimon, Ilfov Pantelimon () is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. The town — bordered to the west by the Romanian capital, Bucharest — has an area of . Its name is derived from the Greek saint Panteleimon. Geography The town is situated i ...

. A street in the Buiucani Sector of

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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 Orhei () is a district () in central Moldova, with its administrative center in the city of Orhei. As of 2014 Moldovan Census its population was 101,502. History The Orhei region has been inhabited since the Stone Age. Settlements included t ...

, Moldova was named after him in 1932.

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1876 births 1954 deaths Romanian people of Moldovan descent People from Ialoveni District University of Tartu alumni Moldovan jurists Moldovan MPs 1917–1918 Foreign ministers of Moldova Moldovan anti-communists Inmates of Sighet prison Ministers of justice of Romania National Moldavian Party politicians Bessarabian Peasants' Party politicians Burials at Cernica Monastery Cemetery National Peasants' Party politicians {{Moldova-bio-stub