Iulian Pop (12 March 1880 – 22 November 1923) was an

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and

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n lawyer and politician, who became the first

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mayor of

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on 19 January 1919, a month after

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became part of the Romanian state. He remained mayor until 13 April 1923, when he resigned for health reasons and was succeeded on an interim basis by . During his term in office, the Romanian University in Cluj, Upper Dacia was opened on 2 March 1920. Moreover,

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began to be introduced to the city, the Capitoline Wolf Statue was unveiled, the bridge over the Someșul Mic River in Michael the Brave Square was built, and massive projects for rebuilding streets and schools were undertaken. On 28 September 1921, Pop unveiled the Capitoline Wolf Statue in the city center, in the presence of over 25,000 residents. In recognition of his achievements as mayor, in 1922

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Ferdinand I awarded Pop the

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, Officer rank. In his honor, in 2001 a high school in Cluj-Napoca was named the "Iulian Pop Economic College".

Biography

He was born in Buduș, present-day

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. After attending the Gymnasium in

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, Pop pursued his studies at Franz Joseph University in Kolozsvár (now Cluj-Napoca), graduating in 1902 with a

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in Law, and then became a practicing attorney. He had two brothers, both named Valeriu. The former died at age 12; the latter was a lawyer and politician, 1892–1958. Iulian Pop was married to Veturia Petran and had two sons, Iulian and Mircea. In turn, Iulian had a son, Radu, and a daughter, Anca. Radu had a son, Bogdan Pop; Anca (married Racovitza) had a daughter, Ioana.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pop, Iulian 1880 births 1923 deaths People from Bistrița-Năsăud County Ethnic Romanian politicians in Transylvania Mayors of Cluj-Napoca 20th-century Romanian lawyers Officers of the Order of the Star of Romania Franz Joseph University alumni

Biography

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