Gheorghe Manu

Gheorghe Manu
Gheorghe Manu
Prime Minister of Romania
	In office; 5 November 1889 – 15 February 1891
Monarch	Carol I
Preceded by	Lascăr Catargiu
Succeeded by	Ion Emanuel Florescu
Minister of War of Kingdom of Romania
	In office; 14 July 1869 – 17 December 1870
Prime Minister	Dimitrie Ghica; Alexandru G. Golescu; Manolache Costache Epureanu
Preceded by	Ioan Alexandru Duca [ro]
Succeeded by	Eustațiu Pencovici
Minister of War of Kingdom of Romania
	In office; 12 November 1888 – 4 November 1889
Prime Minister	Theodor Rosetti; Lascăr Catargiu
Preceded by	Constantin Barozzi [ro]
Succeeded by	Matei Vlădescu
Minister of War of Kingdom of Romania
	In office; 22 December 1904 – 11 March 1906
Prime Minister	Dimitrie Sturdza; Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino
Preceded by	Dimitrie Sturdza
Succeeded by	Alexandru Averescu
Mayor of Bucharest
	In office; October 1873 – April 1877
Preceded by	N. C. Brăiloiu
Succeeded by	C. A. Rosetti
Romanian Minister of the Interior
	In office; 5 November 1889 – 15 February 1891
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Lascăr Catargiu
Succeeded by	Lascăr Catargiu
President of the Assembly of Deputies
	In office; 26 February 1892 – 24 October 1895
Monarch	Carol I
Preceded by	Gheorghe Rosnovanu
Succeeded by	Petre S. Aurelian
Romanian Minister of the Interior
	In office; 9 January 1900 – 7 July 1900
Prime Minister	Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino
Preceded by	Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino
Succeeded by	Constantin Olănescu
Personal details
Born	July 26, 1833; Bucharest, Wallachia
Died	May 16, 1911 (aged 77); Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Nationality	Romanian
Political party	Conservative Party (PC)
Awards	Military Virtue Medal
Military service
Branch/service	Romanian Land Forces
Rank	divisional general
Battles/wars	Romanian War of Independence

Gheorghe Manu (26 July 1833, Bucharest, Wallachia – 16 May 1911, Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania) was a Romanian Army general, artillery inspector and statesman. He served as Prime Minister (1889–1891), Minister of War, Minister of the Interior, President of the Assembly of Deputies, and Mayor of Bucharest.

Biography

After he finished his high school studies in Romania, he went to Prussia in 1847 to study in the German military academies and in 1853, with the approval of the Romanian government, he joined the Prussian Army as a sub-lieutenant.^[1]

Returning to his country in 1858, he joined the Romanian Army, being charged with the organization of the Romanian artillery. He was in charge of this task until he resigned in 1884. From 1869 to 1870, Manu, a colonel, was part of the cabinets of Dimitrie Ghica and Manolache Costache Epureanu, heading the War Ministry.^[1] In 1874, he was chosen Mayor of Bucharest, keeping this function until 1877. During his tenure, he initiated the creation of a modern water supply network for the city; the works were interrupted between 1877 and 1878, but by 1879 over ten kilometers of pipes were installed.^[2]

As the Romanian War of Independence began in 1877, General Manu was the commander of the 4th division, in charge of defending Romania in Oltenița, Corabia, Bechet, Islaz and Turnu Măgurele, but following the offensive, his division took part in the campaign on the plains of Bulgaria, in Pleven and Vidin. He was the first Romanian decorated with the Military Virtue Medal, in May 1877.^[1]

After the war, he was artillery inspector until 1888, when he resigned. He was War Minister in the Theodor Rosetti and Lascăr Catargiu governments, between 12 November 1888 and 5 November 1889 (Old Style). He was also Prime Minister between 5 November 1889 and 15 February 1891. On 27 November 1891, in the Lascăr Catargiu cabinet, he became the Minister of State Property, but quit to become the President of the Chamber of Deputies, a post he held until 1895, when he retired.^[1]

Publications

Gheorghe Manu; B. Mangâru (1906). Discursurile, 1871–1906. Adunate și colecționate de B. Mangâru. Pentru a servi la cunoașterea istoriei moderne a României (in Romanian). Bucarești: F. Göbl. OCLC 890948983.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Dimitrie R. Rosetti (1897). Dicționarul contimporanilor (PDF) (in Romanian). București: Editura Lito-Tipografiei "Populara". p. 122. OCLC 744717044.
^ Emilia Sava (April 21, 2011). "Primari de Legendă. Generalul din timpul molimei de febră tifoidă din București. Vezi cum s-a luptat cu epidemia!" [Legendary Mayors. The general during the typhoid fever plague in Bucharest. See how he fought the epidemic!]. Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved July 5, 2020.

Gallery of caricatures

Drawn by Nicolae Petrescu-Găină

Gheorghe Manu
Minister of Interior
Prefect of police
Civilian

From Adevărul, 1899

[DR-1] Dimitrie R. Rosetti (1897). Dicționarul contimporanilor (PDF) (in Romanian). București: Editura Lito-Tipografiei "Populara". p. 122. OCLC 744717044.

[2] Emilia Sava (April 21, 2011). "Primari de Legendă. Generalul din timpul molimei de febră tifoidă din București. Vezi cum s-a luptat cu epidemia!" [Legendary Mayors. The general during the typhoid fever plague in Bucharest. See how he fought the epidemic!]. Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved July 5, 2020.

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v t e Prime Ministers of Romania
List of heads of government of Romania
United Principalities	B. Catargiu Arsache N. Crețulescu Kogălniceanu Bosianu N. Crețulescu I. Ghica L. Catargiu I. Ghica C. Crețulescu Ș. Golescu N. Golescu D. Ghica A. Golescu Epureanu I. Ghica L. Catargiu Florescu Epureanu Ion C. Brătianu
Kingdom of Romania	Ion C. Brătianu D. Brătianu Ion C. Brătianu Rosetti L. Catargiu Manu Florescu L. Catargiu Sturdza Aurelian Sturdza Cantacuzino Carp Sturdza Cantacuzino Sturdza Ion I. C. Brătianu Carp Maiorescu Ion I. C. Brătianu Averescu Marghiloman Coandă Ion I. C. Brătianu Văitoianu Vaida-Voevod Averescu Ionescu Ion I. C. Brătianu Averescu Știrbey Ion I. C. Brătianu V. Brătianu Maniu Mironescu Maniu Mironescu Iorga Vaida-Voevod Maniu Vaida-Voevod Duca Angelescu Tătărescu Goga Cristea Călinescu Argeșanu Argetoianu Tătărescu Gigurtu Antonescu Sănătescu Rădescu Groza
R.P.R.—R.S.R.	Groza Gheorghiu-Dej Stoica Maurer Mănescu Verdeț Dăscălescu
Romania since 1989	Roman Stolojan Văcăroiu Ciorbea Dejeu Vasile Athanasiu Isărescu Năstase Bejinariu Popescu-Tăriceanu Boc Predoiu Ungureanu Ponta Oprea Ponta Oprea Ponta Cîmpeanu Cioloș Grindeanu Tudose Fifor Dăncilă Orban Ciucă Cîțu Ciucă Predoiu Ciolacu
Italics indicate ad interim/acting office holders. Bold indicates current office holder.

v t e Defence Ministers of Romania
United Principalities Principality of Romania	Vlădoianu Macedonski Cornescu Florescu Golescu Adrian Sămășescu Grigore Ghica Iacovache Manu Solomon Lecca Haralambie Gherghel I.C. Brătianu Duca Manu Pencovici Tell Slăniceanu Cernat Dabija
Kingdom of Romania	Gheorghe Angelescu Fălcoianu Alexandru Anghelescu Barozzi Vlădescu Lahovary Catargiu Poenaru Budișteanu Stoicescu Berindei Sturdza Averescu Stelian Crăiniceanu Filipescu Argetoianu Hârjeu I. I. C. Brătianu Vintilă Brătianu Iancovescu Grigorescu Văitoianu Rășcanu Moșoiu Holban Mărdărescu Mircescu Paul Angelescu Cihoski Maniu Condeescu Ștefănescu Amza Samsonovici Uică Tătărescu Irimescu Ilasievici Antonescu Argeșanu Ciupercă Călinescu Ilcuș Nicolescu Iacobici Pantazi Racoviță Sănătescu Negulescu Rașcanu Lascăr
Socialist Republic	Bodnăraș Sălăjan Ioniță Coman Olteanu Milea
Romania since 1989	Militaru Stănculescu Spiroiu Tinca Babiuc Ionescu Frunzăverde Pașcu Atanasiu Frunzăverde Meleșcanu Stănișoară Oprea Dobrițoiu Dușa Motoc Leș Țuțuianu Fifor Leș Ciucă Dîncu Tîlvăr

v t e Interior Ministers of Romania
United Principalities Principality of Romania	B. Catargiu Arsache Crețulescu Kogălniceanu Bosianu Florescu D. Ghica L. Catargiu I. Ghica I. C. Brătianu Ș. Golescu A. Arion A. Golescu Epureanu Vernescu C. A. Rosetti Stolojan Teriachiu Stătescu
Kingdom of Romania	Chițu Mihai Nacu T. Rosetti Știrbei Manu Fleva Sturdza Lascăr Pherekyde Cantacuzino Olănescu Aurelian Pallade Haret I. I. C. Brătianu Marghiloman C. Arion T. Ionescu Morțun Constantinescu Sărățeanu Văitoianu Mârzescu Averescu Vlad Lupu Argetoianu Cămărășescu Goga Știrbey Duca Vaida-Voevod Popovici Mihalache Iorga Mironescu Inculeț Iuca Tătărescu Franasovici Călinescu Marinescu Ottescu Ghelmegeanu David Popescu Petrovicescu Dumitru Popescu Aldea Penescu Sănătescu Rădescu Georgescu
Socialist Republic	Georgescu Drăghici Ștefan Drăghici Onescu Stănescu Bobu Coman Homoștean Postelnicu
Romania since 1989	Chițac Ursu Babiuc Dănescu Tărăcilă Dejeu C. Ionescu Rus Săniuță Blaga David Oprea Dragnea Nica Blaga Igaș Berca Rus Dușa Stroe Oprea Tobă Tudorache Dan Moga Vela Bode

v t e Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania
Adunarea Deputaților (Assembly of Deputies) 1862–1947	Nifon Rusailă Alexandru Emanoil Florescu Manolache Costache Epureanu Nicolae Calimachi-Catargiu Manolache Costache Epureanu Lascăr Catargiu Anastasie Fătu Ion C. Brătianu Costache Negri Grigore Balș Gheorghe Costaforu Nicolae Păcleanu Dimitrie Ghica Constantin N. Brăiloiu Constantin A. Rosetti George D. Vernescu Constantin A. Rosetti Dimitrie C. Brătianu Dimitrie Lecca Constantin A. Rosetti Dimitrie Lecca Lascăr Catargiu Constantin Grădișteanu Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino Gheorghe Rosnovanu Gheorghe Manu Petre S. Aurelian Dimitrie Gianni Constantin Olănescu Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino Mihail Pherekyde Ștefan C. Șendrea Grigore Trandafil Constantin Cantacuzino-Pașcanu Mihail Pherekyde Basile M. Missir Mihail Pherekyde Constantin Olănescu Constantin Cantacuzino-Pașcanu Mihail Pherekyde Vasile Morțun Constantin Meissner Alexandru Vaida-Voevod Nicolae Iorga Duiliu Zamfirescu Mihail Orleanu Petre P. Negulescu Nicolae Săveanu Ștefan Cicio Pop Dimitrie Pompeiu Ștefan Cicio Pop Nicolae Săveanu Alexandru Vaida-Voevod Mihail Sadoveanu
Marea Adunare Națională (Grand National Assembly) 1948–1989	Gheorghe Apostol Constantin Agiu Constantin Pârvulescu Dumitru Petrescu Alexandru Drăghici Dumitru Petrescu Constantin Doncea Gheorghe Apostol Ion Vincze Gheorghe Apostol Gheorghe Stoica Constantin Pîrvulescu Ștefan Voitec Miron Constantinescu Nicolae Giosan
Adunarea Deputaților (Assembly of Deputies) 1990–1992	Marțian Dan
Camera Deputaților (Chamber of Deputies) since 1992	Adrian Năstase Ion Diaconescu Valer Dorneanu Adrian Năstase Bogdan Olteanu Roberta Anastase Valeriu Zgonea Florin Iordache Liviu Dragnea Marcel Ciolacu Ludovic Orban Marcel Ciolacu

v t e Manu cabinet (5 November 1889 – 15 February 1891)
Prime Minister	Gheorghe Manu
Ministers	Gheorghe Manu (Interior) Alexandru Lahovary (External Affairs) Menelas Ghermani (Finances) Theodor Rosetti/Grigore Trandafil (Justice) Matei Vlădescu (War) Theodor Rosetti/Titu Maiorescu (Religious Affairs and Public Instruction) Grigore Păucescu/Alexandru Marghiloman (Agriculture, Industry, Commerce and Domains) Alexandru Marghiloman/Titu Maiorescu (Public Works)