Gheorghe Manu
(26 July 1833,
Bucharest
,
Wallachia
– 16 May 1911,
Bucharest
,
Kingdom of Romania
) was a
Romanian
Army general, artillery inspector and statesman. He served as
Prime Minister
(1889?1891),
Minister of War
,
Minister of the Interior
,
President of the Assembly of Deputies
, and
Mayor of Bucharest
.
Biography
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After he finished his high school studies in Romania, he went to
Prussia
in 1847 to study in the German military academies and in 1853, with the approval of the Romanian government, he joined the
Prussian Army
as a
sub-lieutenant
.
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Returning to his country in 1858, he joined the
Romanian Army
, being charged with the organization of the Romanian artillery. He was in charge of this task until he resigned in 1884. From 1869 to 1870, Manu, a colonel, was part of the cabinets of
Dimitrie Ghica
and
Manolache Costache Epureanu
, heading the
War Ministry
.
[1]
In 1874, he was chosen
Mayor of Bucharest
, keeping this function until 1877. During his tenure, he initiated the creation of a modern water supply network for the city; the works were interrupted between 1877 and 1878, but by 1879 over ten kilometers of pipes were installed.
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As the
Romanian War of Independence
began in 1877, General Manu was the commander of the 4th division, in charge of defending Romania in
Olteni?a
,
Corabia
,
Bechet
,
Islaz
and
Turnu M?gurele
, but following the offensive, his division took part in the campaign on the plains of
Bulgaria
, in
Pleven
and
Vidin
. He was the first Romanian decorated with the
Military Virtue Medal
, in May 1877.
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After the war, he was artillery inspector until 1888, when he resigned. He was
War Minister
in the
Theodor Rosetti
and
Lasc?r Catargiu
governments, between 12 November 1888 and 5 November 1889 (Old Style). He was also
Prime Minister
between 5 November 1889 and 15 February 1891. On 27 November 1891, in the Lasc?r Catargiu cabinet, he became the Minister of State Property, but quit to become the
President of the Chamber of Deputies
, a post he held until 1895, when he retired.
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Gallery of caricatures
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Drawn by Nicolae Petrescu-G?in?
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Gheorghe Manu
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Minister of Interior
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Prefect of police
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Adunarea Deputa?ilor
(Assembly of Deputies)
1862?1947
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Marea Adunare Na?ional?
(Grand National Assembly)
1948?1989
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Adunarea Deputa?ilor
(Assembly of Deputies)
1990?1992
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Camera Deputa?ilor
(Chamber of Deputies)
since 1992
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