Victor Iamandi (February 15, 1891 – 26 November 1940) was a

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who served as the Romanian Minister of Justice in 1938–1939, in several successive cabinets. He was born in Hodora,

Iași County Iași County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Western Moldavia, with the administrative seat at Iași. It is the most populous county in Romania, after the Municipality of Bucharest (which has the same administrative level as that of a cou ...

, the son of Ion and Lucreția Iamandi. He studied law at 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 ...

, graduating in 1914. From 1916 to 1922 he was a history teacher at the National High School in

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. After he joined the National Liberal Party, he became a deputy in the lower house of the

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. Iamandi was assassinated at

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, near

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, by members of the

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during the Jilava Massacre, due to the measures he took against the Guard during his ministerial service. A gymnasium in Munteni bears his name.

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* 1891 births 1940 deaths People from Iași County Alexandru Ioan Cuza University alumni Romanian schoolteachers National Liberal Party (Romania) politicians National Renaissance Front politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Ministers of culture of Romania Ministers of justice of Romania Ministers of education of Romania Camarilla (Carol II of Romania) {{romania-politician-stub Victims of the Jilava massacre