Constantin Titel Petrescu

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Constantin Titel Petrescu
Minister Secretary of State
In office
23 August 1944 – 3 November 1944
Prime MinisterConstantin Sănătescu
Personal details
Born(1888-02-05)February 5, 1888
Independent Social-Democratic Party
EducationSaint Sava College
Alma materUniversity of Bucharest
OccupationLawyer

Constantin Titel Petrescu (5 February 1888 – 2 September 1957) was a Romanian politician and lawyer. He was the leader of the Romanian Social Democratic Party.

He was born in Craiova, the son of an employee of the National Bank in Bucharest. After completing high school at Saint Sava College in 1903, he studied Philosophy and Law at the University of Bucharest, earning a J.D. degree. After auditing some penal law courses at Sorbonne University in Paris, he returned to Bucharest and registered in 1911 with the Ilfov County Bar as a defense lawyer. He defended before the Ilfov Court socialist militant Alexandru Nicolau, who was eventually acquitted by the jury.[1][2]

In 1923, Petrescu stood trial for alleged insults addressed to the

Human Rights), protesting against measures taken by the National Liberal cabinet of Ion I. C. Brătianu
in dealing with left-wing opposition forces.

Petrescu was actively involved in the preparations for the

Independent Social-Democratic Party (PSDI), with which he participated in the elections of November 1946.[3]

After the establishment of the communist regime, Petrescu was arrested on 6 May 1948. Detained at Jilava, Sighet, and Râmnicu Sărat prisons, he was liberated after 7 years in December 1955, after the United Kingdom Labour Party had interceded with Nikita Khrushchev.[4] He spent the rest of his life in hospital, suffering from scurvy and tuberculosis, a result of the harsh treatment he endured while in prison. He is buried at Bellu Cemetery, in Bucharest.[3]

Streets in the Ghencea district of Bucharest and in Timișoara are named after him.

References

  1. ^ Nacu, Florin (2019), "Why Did the Socialist Movement Fail in Modern Romania?" (PDF), Revista de Științe Politice, 61: 80–91
  2. ^ Petrescu, Constantin Titel. Socialismul în România: 1835–6 septembrie 1940 [Socialism in Romania: 1835–September 6, 1940] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Biblioteca Socialistă. pp. 245–246.
  3. ^ a b "Constantin Titel Petrescu, eliberat din închisoare de comuniști după ce și-a "recunoscut greșeala de a se fi opus unificării mișcării muncitorești"". Historia (in Romanian). Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  4. OCLC 246516076
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