Mihail Pherekyde (November 14, 1842 – January 24, 1926) was a

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n politician and

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who served as the

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, President of the Assembly of Deputies,

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and two terms as the

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Pherekyde attended St. Sava School and then the

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. He graduated from the

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with a degree in Law. He was a member of newly formed Liberal Party of Romania established in 1875. On December 16, 1885, he took the post of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and was replaced by

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on March 21, 1888. He also served as Romanian envoy to France and played a role in acquisition of a building for

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in Paris. Pherekyde was then appointed Minister of Internal Affairs on March 30, 1899 within

Dimitrie Sturdza Prince Dimitrie Sturdza (, in full Prince Dimitrie Alexandru Sturdza-Miclăușanu; 10 March 183321 October 1914) was a Romanian statesman and author of the late 19th century, and president of the Romanian Academy between 1882 and 1884. He is an a ...

's government and served until March 31, 1899. He held the same office from December 15, 1909 until February 6, 1910.

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