Ioan Emanoil Florescu
Romanian army general, politician (1819-1893
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Ioan Emanoil Florescu (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈo̯aŋ emanoˈil floˈresku]; 7 August 1819, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Wallachia – 10 May 1893, Paris, France) was a Romanian army general who served as Prime Minister of Romania for a short time in a provisional government in 1876 (4 April – 26 April) and then in 1891 (2 March – 29 December).[1][2] He also served as Chief of the General Staff in 1860 (30 May – 30 August) and then from 21 April 1864 to 1 May 1866.
Ioan Emanoil Florescu | |
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| Prime Minister of Romania | |
| In office 4 April 1876 – 26 April 1876 | |
| Monarch | Carol I |
| Preceded by | Lascăr Catargiu |
| Succeeded by | Manolache Costache Epureanu |
| In office 2 March 1891 – 29 December 1891 | |
| Monarch | Carol I |
| Preceded by | Gheorghe Manu |
| Succeeded by | Lascăr Catargiu |
| Chief of the General Staff | |
| In office 30 May 1860 – 30 August 1860 | |
| Preceded by | Istratie Sămășescu |
| Succeeded by | himself |
| In office 21 April 1864 – 1 May 1866 | |
| Preceded by | himself |
| Succeeded by | Gheorghe Slăniceanu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 August 1819 |
| Died | 10 May 1893 (aged 73) |
| Party | Conservative Party |
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| Relatives | Alexandru Emanoil Florescu (brother) |
| École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr | |
Florescu is credited with carrying through the unification of the two armed forces of Wallachia and Moldavia following the unification of these two principalities and a thorough organization and modernization of the nascent Romanian army.[3]
His cousin was Bonifaciu Florescu.[1]
