Mihail Manoilescu | |
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74th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania | |
In office 4 July 1940 – 14 September 1940 | |
Prime Minister | Ion Gigurtu |
Preceded by | Constantin Argetoianu |
Succeeded by | Mihail R. Sturdza |
Personal details | |
Born | Tecuci, Kingdom of Romania | December 9, 1891
Died | December 30, 1950 Sighet Prison, Romanian People's Republic | (aged 59)
Political party | National Liberal Party People's Party Iron Guard |
Alma mater | School of Bridges and Roads |
Occupation | Engineer, economist, journalist |
Employer(s) | National Bank of Romania Politehnica University of Bucharest |
Mihail Manoilescu (Romanian pronunciation: [mihaˈil mano.iˈlesku]; December 9, 1891 – December 30, 1950) was a Romanian journalist, engineer, economist, politician and memoirist, who served as Foreign Minister of Romania during the summer of 1940. An active promoter of and contributor to fascist ideology and antisemitic sentiment,[1] he was a financial backer of the Iron Guard in the late 1930s. His corporatist ideas influenced economic policy in several countries during the 1930s, particularly in Brazil.