Iuliu Maniu
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Iuliu Maniu was a Romanian lawyer and politician. He was a leader of the National Party of Transylvania and Banat before and after World War I, playing an important role in the Union of Transylvania w
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![King Ferdinand with Maniu and generals Constantin Prezan, Gheorghe Mărdărescu, and Ștefan Panaitescu [ro] at Békéscsaba, 24 May 1919](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Hungarian-Romanian_War_of_1919_%28National_Military_Museum_Collection%29_03.jpg/500px-Hungarian-Romanian_War_of_1919_%28National_Military_Museum_Collection%29_03.jpg)
King Ferdinand with Maniu and generals Constantin Prezan, Gheorghe Mărdărescu, and Ștefan Panaitescu [ro] at Békéscsaba, 24 May 1919
Bust of Iuliu Maniu in Alba Iulia
Maniu's last appeal at his trial, November 11, 1947
Michael I of Romania
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Michael I was the last king of Romania, reigning from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930 and again from 6 September 1940 until his forced abdication on 30 December 1947.
Iuliu Maniu
…In 1930, Maniu manoeuvered against the Constitution, and, together with Gheorghe Mironescu, brought about Carol's return and deposition of his son Michael. However, Carol did not respect the terms of his agreement with Maniu, refusing to resume his marriage to Queen Elena. After alternating governments…
Michael I in 1947
Prince Michael, aged 5
King Michael and General Ion Antonescu on the banks of the Prut River, 1941
Romanian stamp from 1942, commemorating the first anniversary of the recapture of Bessarabia from Soviet occupation, featuring Michael and dictator Antonescu below the text Un an de la desrobire ("A year since liberation"), a portrait of Stephen the Great and the fortress of Bender in the background