Iosif Rangheţ (1904-1952)
Iosif Rangheţ (1904-1952)
Author(s): Andreea-Florentina MâniceanuSubject(s): History, Economic history, Political history, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studiul Totalitarismului
Keywords: Iosif Rangheț; Communist regime; Romanian communist leaders; biography; International Lenin School;
Summary/Abstract: Iosif Rangheț (Rangecz József) was a Romanian communist activist, born into an ethnic Hungarian family. He was a native of Olari, Arad County. Iosif Rangheț became a member of the banned Romanian Communist Party (PCR) in 1930. Rangheț was secretary of the Oradea regional committee from 1932 to 1933. He held a similar post for Cluj from 1933 to 1934; that year, he became head of the Banat and Jiu Valley regional committees. From 1943 until his death, he was a member of the party's central committee. From 1945 to 1948, Iosif Rangheț headed the PCR's cadres section; from 1949 to 1950, he presided over the state combustibles committee. He was married to Sanda Rangheț, who survived him. Iosif Rangheț died in 1952.
Journal: Arhivele Totalitarismului
- Issue Year: XXIV/2016
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 294-297
- Page Count: 4
- Language: Romanian
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