Sergiu Niță (1883 – 3 March 1940) was a politician and lawyer from

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. He served as Minister for Bessarabia (1920–1921, 1926–1927) in the Averescu cabinets.

Biography

Sergiu Niță was born on March 21 (March 9 according to the old style) in 1883 in the

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 ...

n village

Peresecina Peresecina is a village in Orhei District, Moldova.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 ...

of the

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) into the family of a priest, Fyodor Niță, the rector of St. Michael's Church in the village of Peresecina. After a while, the family moved to

Chișinău Chișinău ( , , ; formerly known as Kishinev) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Moldova, largest city of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial centre, and is located in the middle of the coun ...

Education

Sergiu Niță studied in

. Father Fyodor Niță, a graduate of the

Chișinău Theological Seminary Chișinău Theological Seminary is a seminary in Chișinău. Gavril Bănulescu-Bodoni opened the Romanian-language seminary on January 31, 1813. History On 1 September 1918, Visarion Puiu became director of the Chișinău Theological Seminary, b ...

, was a friend with the Moldavian writer

Constantin Stere Constantin G. Stere or Constantin Sterea (Romanian language, Romanian; , ''Konstantin Yegorovich Stere'' or Константин Георгиевич Стере, ''Konstantin Georgiyevich Stere''; also known under his pen name ''Șărcăleanu''; ...

, who convinced him to send his son Sergiu to study at the Law Faculty of the

University of Iași The Alexandru Ioan Cuza University (; acronym: UAIC) is a public university located in , Romania. Founded by an 1860 decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza, under whom the former was converted to a university, the University of , as it was named ...

Career

Sergiu Niță became president of the Administrative Court of Chișinău. After the

Union of Bessarabia with Romania The union of Bessarabia with Romania was proclaimed on by Sfatul Țării, the legislative body of the Moldavian Democratic Republic. This state had the same borders of the region of Bessarabia, which was annexed by the Russian Empire following t ...

, Niță served as member of the

Parliament of Romania The Parliament of Romania () is the national Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of Romania, consisting of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania), Chamber of Deputies () and the Senate of Romania, Senate (). It meets at the Palace of the Parliament i ...

and Minister for Bessarabia in the Government of

Alexandru 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 thr ...

(2 May 1920 - 17 December 1921 and 20 March 1926 - 3 June 1927). As minister for Bessarabia, he was the head of the initiative group who established the first

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theater in Chișinău, on 10 October 1920. He was a leader of the

Bessarabian Peasants' Party The Bessarabian Peasants' Party (, PȚB or PȚ-Bas; also ''Partidul Țărănesc Basarabean'', ''Partidul Țărănist Basarabean'') or Moldavian National Democratic Party (''Partidul Național-Democrat Moldovenesc'') was an agrarian political party ...

. Internal divisions caused the party to split, with one group led by Niță joining the People's League in April 1920. In 1925, during a visit to Chișinău,

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Ferdinand I of Romania Ferdinand I (Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad; 24 August 1865 – 20 July 1927), nicknamed ''Întregitorul'' ("the Unifier"), was King of Romania from 10 October 1914 until his death in 1927. Ferdinand was the second son of Leopold, Prince of Hoh ...

stopped at the residence of Niță (the second house on Sergei Lazo Street from Ștefan cel Mare Boulevard).

Death

Niță died on 3 March 1940 in

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...

; he was buried in the Central (Armenian) cemetery in Chișinău.11 fețe ale Chișinăului de ieri Chișinăului. Sergiu NIȚĂ (1883, Peresecina, Orhei – 3 martie 1940, București, înmormântat la Chișinău)

Awards

Order of the Star of Romania The Order of the Star of Romania (Romanian: ''Ordinul Steaua României'') is Romania's highest civil Order and second highest State decoration after the Order of Michael the Brave. It is the oldest Order of Romania. It is awarded by the Preside ...

, Officer rank. *

Order of the Crown of Romania The Order of the Crown of Romania is a chivalric order set up on 14 March 1881 by King Carol I of Romania to commemorate the establishment of the Kingdom of Romania. It was awarded as a state order until the end of the Romanian monarchy in 1947. ...

, Officer rank. * Order of Ferdinand I, Commander rank.

References

External links

Sergiu Niță
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nita, Sergiu 1883 births 1940 deaths Romanian jurists Ministers for Bessarabia People from Orhei District Officers of the Order of the Star of Romania Officers of the Order of the Crown (Romania) People from Bessarabia Governorate Alexandru Ioan Cuza University alumni Burials at Chișinău Central Cemetery