Vasile Gafencu
| Vasile Gafencu | |
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| Member of the Moldovan Parliament | |
| In office 1917–1918 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1, 1886 Sîngerei |
| Died | March 16, 1942 (aged 56) Arkhangelsk |
| Political party | National Moldavian Party |
| Children | Valeriu, Valentina, Eleonora, and Elizabeta |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodoxy |
Vasile Gafencu (February 1, 1886, Sîngerei - March 16, 1942, Arkhangelsk) was a Bessarabian politician.
He was the father of Valeriu Gafencu (1921-1952), nicknamed The Saint of Prisons.[1]
Biography
He served as Member of the Moldovan Parliament (1917-1918). Deported in Siberia by the Russian invaders in 1940.
Gallery
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Moldovan stamp, 1998
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The standing man is Vasile Gafencu
Bibliography
- Gheorghe E. Cojocaru, Sfatul ţării: itinerar, Civitas, Chişinău, 1998, ISBN 9975-936-20-2
- Mihai Taşcă, Sfatul Ţării şi actualele autorităţi locale, "Timpul de dimineaţă", no. 114 (849), June 27, 2008 (page 16)
