Ion Roată

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Ion or Ioan Roată (1806, Câmpuri, Vrancea County - February 19, 1882, Gura Văii), also known as Moş Ion Roată, was a Moldavian-born Romanian peasant and political figure. Roată was representative in the Moldavian ad-hoc Divan for the peasant electoral college of Putna County. With Partida Naţională, he supported the election of Alexander John Cuza as Prince of Moldavia, as well as endorsing his elections in Wallachia (as the union of the two Danubian Principalities, which eventually occurred on January 24, 1859). At the same time, he campaigned in favor of land reform in Moldavia and Romania at large.

Roată was known for his personal friendship with Domnitor Cuza and his main supporter, Mihail Kogălniceanu; events involving the three of them are present in a series of anecdotes by Ion Creangă.

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• (Romanian) "Un vrâncean luptător pentru unire - Moş Ion Roată", Ialomiţa, January 23, 2007