Grigore Preoteasa (1915-1957)
Grigore Preoteasa (1915-1957)
Author(s): Dan CătănuşSubject(s): History, Recent History (1900 till today), Special Historiographies:, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studiul Totalitarismului
Keywords: Grigore Preoteasa; Romanian Communist Party; Stalinism; antifascism; minister of Foreign Affairs;
Summary/Abstract: Grigore Preoteasa was one of the first foreign ministers of Communist Romania appointed shortly after Stalin's death. A genuine intellectual with studies in literature and economics but born in a poor working family, Preoteasa joined the illegal communist movement in the mid-1930s. During 1940-1944 he was kept in a camp of antifascist political prisoners. Although initially a sympathizer of Lucreţiu Pătrăşcanu, he changed sides and became a supporter of Gheorghiu-Dej, who promoted him in several party and government positions. He died in November 1957 in a plane crash.
Journal: Arhivele Totalitarismului
- Issue Year: XXVIII/2020
- Issue No: 3-4
- Page Range: 252-255
- Page Count: 4
- Language: Romanian
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