Anghel Nour
Bessarabian politician
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Anghel Nour was a Bessarabian politician. He served as the first mayor of Chişinău between 1817 and 1821.[1]
Anghel Nour | |
|---|---|
| 1st Mayor of Chişinău | |
| In office 1817–1821 | |
| Monarch | Alexander I |
| Succeeded by | Dimitrie Lovcinski |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  Imperial Russian Army |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812) |
Biography
Angel Nour was born in a family of Moldavian small-local nobles.[2] He participated in the Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812), representing the Russian Empire, rising through the ranks to eventually become captain.[3]
In 1817, for the first time, the elections to the Chișinău City Duma were held. At meetings of the Moldavian, Russian, Bulgarian, Greek and Jewish societies, one representative was elected.[4] The first mayor was elected by the Duma - the "Moldavian service captain" Angel Nour.[5][6][7][8]
He was actively engaged in the improvement of Chișinău, which was ceded to Russia in 1812 after the first Russian annexation of Bessarabia.[9][10]
