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Ion Codreanu (politician)

For other uses, see Ion Codreanu (disambiguation).

Ion Stepanovici Codreanu (born 14 April 1879 Ștefănești, Florești, Soroca County; died 15 February 1949 Bucharest) was a Moldovan politician.

Biography

In 1917, Codreanu was a founding member of the National Moldavian Party. Soon after, he was elected as a member of the Moldovan Parliament.

After the Soviet invasion of Bessarabia in 1940, he became a political prisoner in USSR, but in May 1941, he was exchanged for the Communist Ana Pauker.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ "Deputaţii Sfatului Ţării şi Lavrenti Beria | Timpul". Archived from the original on 2010-01-09. Retrieved 2010-01-09.