Iosif Jumanca
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Iosif Jumanca was an Austro-Hungarian and Romanian politician.
Bust of Jumanca in Alba Iulia
Gherla Prison
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Gherla Prison is a penitentiary located in the Romanian city of Gherla, in Cluj County. The prison dates from 1785; it is infamous for the treatment of its political inmates, especially during the Com
Iosif Jumanca
…1948 by the authorities of the new Communist Romania. According to witnesses mentioned by historian Stelian Neagoe, Jumanca was killed by torture at Gherla Prison, his body then transported to Văcărești Prison in Bucharest, in order to hide the evidence of the crime. (in Romanian) Stelian Neagoe, "Un senator…
Gherla Prison, circa 1918
Detail from the Icon of the New Martyrs of the Romanian Land (at Diaconești Monastery in Agăș), showing political detainees being tortured at Gherla Prison