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1183:Stănișoară
1002:Ilasievici
947:Mărdărescu
922:Grigorescu
917:Iancovescu
897:Argetoianu
857:Budișteanu
789:Slăniceanu
754:Haralambie
699:Macedonski
449:until 1952
257:Allegiance
188:1913-06-19
1491:Ion Coman
1193:Dobrițoiu
1178:Meleșcanu
1057:Negulescu
1052:Sănătescu
1032:Nicolescu
1022:Călinescu
1007:Antonescu
992:Tătărescu
972:Condeescu
927:Văitoianu
892:Filipescu
862:Stoicescu
822:Fălcoianu
779:Pencovici
734:Iacovache
724:Sămășescu
694:Vlădoianu
579:, p.154.
339:(then in
335:Commune,
318:Hungarian
222:Bucharest
136:In office
118:In office
104:1948–1949
100:In office
58:In office
1213:Țuțuianu
1168:Atanasiu
1128:Militaru
1085:Bodnăraș
1047:Racoviță
1037:Iacobici
1017:Ciupercă
1012:Argeșanu
997:Irimescu
952:Mircescu
877:Averescu
867:Berindei
847:Catargiu
842:Lahovary
837:Vlădescu
759:Gherghel
709:Florescu
704:Cornescu
608:Adevărul
583:, 2003,
561:Adevărul
553:Archived
523:Archived
459:and for
331:Born in
326:Romanian
236:Romanian
1290:Romania
1153:Ionescu
1138:Spiroiu
1105:Olteanu
1090:Sălăjan
1062:Rașcanu
1042:Pantazi
962:Cihoski
932:Rășcanu
882:Stelian
872:Sturdza
852:Poenaru
832:Barozzi
744:Solomon
714:Golescu
445:in 1948
437:in 1946
408:Marshal
269:Romania
226:Romania
205:Romania
37:May Day
1238:Tîlvăr
1148:Babiuc
1095:Ioniță
1067:Lascăr
942:Holban
937:Moșoiu
902:Hârjeu
799:Dabija
794:Cernat
719:Adrian
633:
587:
461:Oradea
443:(MAN)
405:Soviet
401:Moscow
333:Santău
266:
201:Santău
39:, 1953
1233:Dîncu
1228:Ciucă
1218:Fifor
1203:Motoc
1188:Oprea
1163:Pașcu
1143:Tinca
1110:Milea
1100:Coman
1027:Ilcuș
967:Maniu
749:Lecca
627:CNSAS
471:Notes
403:with
369:Banat
199:(now
1198:Dușa
987:Uică
784:Tell
774:Manu
769:Duca
739:Manu
631:ISBN
585:ISBN
457:1957
453:Arad
432:for
293:Rank
212:Died
178:Born
1223:Leș
1208:Leș
1573::
625:,
606:,
575:,
559:,
534:^
505:^
479:^
343:,
320::
224:,
203:,
1272:e
1265:t
1258:v
666:e
659:t
652:v
316:(
207:)
190:)
186:(
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