Codreanu Corneliu Zelea

  • Codreanu, Corneliu Zelea, 1899-1938
  • Zieliński, Corneliu
  • Zelinschi, Corneliu
  • Zelea, Corneliu Codreanu
  • Codreanu, Corneliu Z.
  • ...
Identifier
000083
Type of Entity
Person

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.