Grigore Scafaru Explained

Grigore V. Scafaru
Term Start:1931
Term End:1940
Predecessor:Teodor Ploscaru
Birth Date:1905
Birth Place:Ciuciuleni, Russian Empire
Spouse:Alexandra Scafaru (born 1906, daughter of Teodor Ploscaru, mayor of Ciuciuleni)
Children:Maria (b 1926)
Valentina Scafaru-Sturza (b 1929)
Fiodor (b 1932)
Victor (b 1934)

Grigore V. Scafaru (born 1905, date of death unknown) was a Romanian politician from Bessarabia.

Biography

Scafaru was born in Ciuciuleni. He served as mayor of Ciuciuleni and member of the Parliament of Romania. After the Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina, Grigore Scafaru was deported to Sverdlovsk. He was the father of Valentina Scafaru-Sturza, the chairwoman of the Association of former deportees and political detainees (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Asociaţia foştilor deportaţi şi deţinuţi politici).[1]

Awards

Scafaru was awarded the "Crucea de Aur" by Carol II of Romania.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Regele l-a decorat, comuniºtii l-au deportat . 2010-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721192805/http://www.civicnet.info/Articol.asp?ID=1518 . 2011-07-21 . dead .