National Peasant politician who signed the armistice and was sentenced to ten years in the 1948 Zărnești group trial
Born in Poiana Sărată in Transylvania, then in the Kingdom of Hungary, he studied law in Budapest and Cluj, worked as a journalist from his student days and campaigned for the union of Transylvania with Romania. A prominent member of the National Peasants’ Party, he was elected a deputy several times and was under-secretary for public instruction in 1930–1931. He signed the armistice in Moscow on 12 September 1944 and was minister of religious affairs and the arts in the Sănătescu and Rădescu governments from November 1944 to February 1945. Arrested in July 1947, he was sentenced in 1948 in the “Zărnești group” trial to ten years for armed insurrection, served the term at Aiud, was confined in the Bărăgan, and died under Securitate surveillance.
Also known as: Ghiță Pop
Activities and affiliations
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1930–1931
Romania state institutionsUnder-Secretary for Public Instruction
Government and administration -
1944
Romania state institutionsArmistice signatory
Diplomacy and international organization -
1944–1945
Romania state institutionsMinister of Religious Affairs and the ArtsMain
Government and administration -
Government and administration
Career Timeline
- 1930.06.17–1931.04.17Under-secretary for public instruction
- 1944.09.12Signs the armistice in Moscow
- 1944.11.04–1945.02.28Minister of religious affairs and the arts
- 1947.07Arrested
- 1948.01Ten years in the Zărnești group trial
- 1957–1962Compulsory residence in the Bărăgan