Victor Cădere (July 22, 1891–February 11, 1980) was a

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n jurist, administrator and diplomat. Born in Buhalnița,

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, he got a doctorate in law. He was member or the Romanian delegation to the Peace Conference in Paris in 1919 and head of the Romanian Military Mission to the

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(1920–1921). He was also professor at the law faculty of the

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. Under the reign of King

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, he also was secretary general of the Interior Ministry and royal resident of Ținutul Dunării. As diplomat, he was

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of Romania to

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(1931–1935),

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, and

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(1942–1944). Between 1933 and 1934, he was the president of FIDAC (The Interallied Federation of War Veterans Organisations).Wolfe, Henry C. ''War Veterans Who Works for Peace'', ''

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''. vol. 98, No. 3, Sept. 1935, p. 172 His son, Andrei, was born in 1934 and later became an artist. Under the

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, he was arrested on October 7, 1952, and accused of espionage. Incarcerated at

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and

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, he was tried only in 1956 by a Military Court, being sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment, but was released on September 20, 1956. Being able to leave Romania, he worked as Associate Professor of the

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. Victor Cădere was corresponding member of the

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. He died in Bagneux, at age 88.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cadere, Victor 1891 births 1980 deaths People from Neamț County Diplomats from Cluj-Napoca Romanian jurists Inmates of Sighet prison Inmates of Jilava Prison People detained by the Securitate Romanian prisoners and detainees Romanian emigrants to France Academic staff of Babeș-Bolyai University Academic staff of the University of Paris