Codreanu Corneliu Zelea
- Codreanu, Corneliu Zelea, 1899-1938
- Zieliński, Corneliu
- Zelinschi, Corneliu
- Zelea, Corneliu Codreanu
- Codreanu, Corneliu Z.
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Dates of Existence
13/09/1899
30/11/1938
History
Romanian politician of the far right, the founder and leader of the Iron Guard or The Legion of the Archangel Michael (also known as the Legionary Movement), an ultra-nationalist and violently antisemitic organization active throughout most of the interwar period. Advocated Romania's adherence to a military and political alliance formed around Nazi Germany.
Places
Huși, Romania
Tâncăbeşti, Romania
Sources
Encyclopaedia Judaica / ed. F. Skolnik and M. Berenbaum. - Macmillan, 2007. Vol 2, p. 480.