Alexandru Averescu
Alexandru Averescu 18591938 was a Romanian marshal and populist politician. A Romanian Armed Forces Commander during World War I, he served as Prime Minister of three separate cabinets . He first rose to prominence during the peasants revolt of 1907, which he helped repress in violence. Credited with engineering the defense of Moldavia in the 19161917 Campaign, he built on his popularity to found and lead the successful Peoples Party, which he brought to power in 19201921, with backing from King Ferdinand I and the National Liberal Party , and with the notable participation of Constantin Argetoianu and Take Ionescu.
Averescu was born in Ozerne , a village northwest of Izmail, now part of Ukraine. The son of Constantin Averescu, who held the rank of sluger, he studied at the Romanian Orthodox seminary in Izmail, then at the School of Arts and Crafts in Bucharest . In 1876, he decided to join the Gendarmes in Izmail.
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