Constantin Sănătescu

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Constantin Sănătescu (1885, Bucharest—November 8, 1947) was a Romanian statesman that was the first Prime Minister of Romania after the August 23, 1944 coup., through which Romania left the Axis Powers and joined the Allies.

He was a military attaché in Paris and then London. A general in 1935, he was named deputy Chief of the General Staff in 1937. Sănătescu led the Romanian delegation to Moscow in 1940, after the beginning of World War II.

When the pro-German dictatorship of Marshall Ion Antonescu was overthrown, Sănătescu was charged by King Michael with the forming of a new government. He unsuccessfully tried to strengthen the ties with the United States, in order to save Romania from a Soviet Communist occupation, but the growing suspicion of Joseph Stalin forced him to resign on December 2 of the same year.

Preceded by: Ion Antonescu	Prime Minister of Romania 1944 August 23 – 1944 December 2	Succeeded by: Nicolae Rădescu

Prime Ministers of Romania
United Principalities of Romania	B. Catargiu \| Creţulescu \| Kogălniceanu \| Creţulescu \| L. Catargiu \| I. Ghica \| Creţulescu \| Ş. Golescu \| N. Golescu \| Ion C. Brătianu \| D. Ghica \| A. Golescu \| Epureanu \| I. Ghica \| L. Catargiu \| Florescu \| Epureanu \| Ion C. Brătianu \| D. Brătianu \| Ion C. Brătianu
Kingdom of Romania	Ion C. Brătianu \| Rosetti \| L. Catargiu \| Florescu \| L. Catargiu \| Sturdza \| Aurelian \| Sturdza \| Cantacuzino \| Carp \| Sturdza \| Cantacuzino \| Sturdza \| Ion I. C. Brătianu \| Carp \| Maiorescu \| Ion I. C. Brătianu \| Averescu \| Marghiloman \| Coandă \| Ion I. C. Brătianu \| Văitoianu \| Vaida-Voevod \| Averescu \| Ionescu \| Ion I. C. Brătianu \| Averescu \| Ştirbey \| Ion I. C. Brătianu \| V. Brătianu \| Maniu \| Mironescu \| Maniu \| Mironescu \| Iorga \| Vaida-Voevod \| Maniu \| Vaida-Voevod \| Duca \| Anghelescu \| Tătărescu \| Goga \| Cristea \| Călinescu \| Argeşanu \| Argetoianu \| Tătărescu \| Gigurtu \| Antonescu \| Sănătescu \| Rădescu \| Groza
Communist Romania	Groza \| Gheorghiu-Dej \| Stoica \| Maurer \| Mănescu \| Verdeţ \| Dăscălescu
Romania since 1989	Roman \| Stolojan \| Văcăroiu \| Ciorbea \| Dejeu \| Vasile \| Athanasiu \| Isărescu \| Năstase \| Bejinariu \| Popescu-Tăriceanu