Vasile Luca

Politician, Deceased Person

1898 – 1963

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Who was Vasile Luca?

Vasile Luca was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian and Soviet communist politician, a leading member of the Romanian Communist Party from 1945 and until his imprisonment in the 1950s. Noted for his activities in the Ukrainian SSR in 1940–1941, he sided with Ana Pauker during World War II, and returned to Romania to serve as the minister of finance and one of the most recognizable leaders of the Communist regime. Luca's downfall, coming at the end of a conflict with Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, signaled that of Pauker.

He was married to Elisabeta Luca, a volunteer in the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War, who was also imprisoned following her husband's arrest.

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Born
Jun 8, 1898
Nationality
  • Hungary
Profession
Lived in
  • Covasna County
Died
Jul 23, 1963

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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