Gabriel Marinescu
Gabriel Marinescu | |
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Born | Tigveni, Argeș County, Kingdom of Romania | 7 November 1886
Died | 27 November 1940 Jilava Prison, Kingdom of Romania | (aged 54)
Buried | |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Romania |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1907–1940 |
Rank | Brigadier general |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Awards | Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd Class |
Alma mater | Infantry and Cavalry Military School |
Minister of Internal Affairs | |
In office 21 September 1939 – 28 September 1939 | |
Prime Minister | Gheorghe Argeșanu |
Preceded by | Armand Călinescu |
Succeeded by | Nicolae Ottescu |
Gabriel Marinescu (first name also Gavril or Gavrilă; November 7, 1886 – November 26/27, 1940) was a Romanian general.
Born in
In June 1930, soon after assuming the throne, King Carol II dismissed Bucharest's incumbent prefect of police, naming Marinescu, who held the office until November 1939. The deed was accomplished by royal decree without cabinet approval, signaling Carol's authoritarian tendencies. Marinescu thus became a founding member of the royal camarilla. As part of his duties, the general selected prostitutes appealing to the king.[1] In 1934, Carol considered him to be his "personal guard", and a year later he told Nicolae Lupu that Marinescu was "the only man I trust".[3]
In 1935, the building of a new police headquarters began; it was completed two years later. This was initiated by Marinescu and financed by
In January 1938, shortly before the National Renaissance Front regime was established, Marinescu returned to his Interior position.[4] Following the assassination of Prime Minister Armand Călinescu, he was named Interior Minister. During the week he served (21–28 September 1939), his agents killed some 250 Guard members in reprisal. He was then named head of a new Public Order Ministry, where he was responsible for the police and gendarmerie. This was dissolved on October 3. In November, Marinescu was dismissed as prefect of police.[5]
In October 1940, during the National Legionary State, Marinescu was arrested. He was assassinated the next month as part of the Jilava massacre.[5][6] He is buried at Bellu Cemetery in Bucharest.
Notes
- ^ a b c Grigore and Șerbu, p. 267
- ^ a b "Gabriel Marinescu – ctitor, demon și prefect de poliție". Adevărul (in Romanian). June 2, 2007. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ Șinca, Florin. "Gavrilă Marinescu, Omul regelui Carol al II-lea. Cronologie!". Historia (in Romanian). Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ a b Grigore and Șerbu, p. 268
- ^ a b Grigore and Șerbu, p. 269
- ^ Șinca, Florin. "Noaptea Sfântului Bartolomeu – Masacrul răzbunării legionare". Historia. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
References
- Constantin Grigore and Miliana Șerbu, Miniștrii de interne (1862–2007). Editura Ministerului Internelor și Reformei Administrative, Bucharest, 2007. ISBN 978-97374-504-8-7
External links
- "Marinescu, Gabriel". generals.dk. Retrieved May 6, 2021.