Ioan Culcer
Wallachian-born Romanian military leader and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ioan Culcer (29 July 1853 – September 1928) was a Wallachian-born Romanian military leader and politician. Culcer served as a lieutenant during the Romanian War of Independence (1877–1878) and as a general during the Second Balkan War and World War I. In early 1918, he served as Minister for Public Works in the First Averescu cabinet.
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Ioan Culcer | |
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Born | (1853-07-29)July 29, 1853 Târgu Jiu,[1] Wallachia |
Died | September 1928(1928-09-00) (aged 75) Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania |
Allegiance | Romanian Army |
Service/ | Military engineering |
Years of service | 1877–1916 |
Rank | First Lieutenant (1877)[2] General de Divizie (1916)[3] |
Commands held | 5th Corps (1913–1916)[4] 1st Army (August – October 1916)[5] |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Military Virtue Medal Order of Saint Stanislaus Order of the Black Eagle Order of the Star of Romania[6] |
Other work | Secretary-general of the War Ministry (1904–1907)[5] |
Minister of Public Works[5] | |
In office 29 January 1918 – 4 March 1918 | |
Prime Minister | Alexandru Averescu |
Preceded by | Dimitrie Greceanu [ro] |
Succeeded by | Constantin Hârjeu |
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