Corneliu Coposu

Corneliu Coposu
Founding Leader of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party
In office
6 January 1990 – 11 November 1995
Succeeded byIon Diaconescu
Member of the Senate of Romania
In office
16 October 1992 – 11 November 1995
ConstituencyBucharest
Leader of the Romanian Democratic Convention
In office
26 November 1991 – November 1992
Succeeded byEmil Constantinescu
Personal details
Born(1914-05-20)20 May 1914
Bobota, Szilágy County, Austria-Hungary
Died11 November 1995(1995-11-11) (aged 81)
Bucharest, Romania
Resting placeBellu Cemetery, Bucharest
44°24′06″N 26°06′07″E / 44.401613°N 26.101934°E / 44.401613; 26.101934
Political partyNational Peasants' Party (1932–1947)
Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (1989–1995)
Christian Democratic International Party
Spouse
Arlette Marcovici
(m. 1942; died 1966)
Parents
  • Valentin Coposu (father)
  • Aurelia Anceanu (mother)
Alma materUniversity of Cluj
ProfessionLawyer, Politician
AwardsLegion of Honour

Corneliu (Cornel) Coposu (Romanian: [korˈnelju koˈposu]) (20 May 1914 – 11 November 1995)[1] was a Christian Democratic and liberal conservative Romanian politician, the founder of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (Romanian: Partidul Național Țărănesc Creștin Democrat), the founder of the Romanian Democratic Convention (Romanian: Convenția Democratică), and a political detainee during the communist regime. His political mentor was Iuliu Maniu (1873–1953), the founder of the National Peasant Party (PNȚ), the most important political organization from the interwar period. He studied law and worked as a journalist.

  1. ^ Traynor, Ian (16 November 1995). "Corneliu Coposu: A peasant in revolt". The Guardian. p. 20A.