Ion Ghica
Ion Ghica ( ; born August 12, 1816 in Bucharest , † May 7, 1897 in Ghergani , Dâmbovița district ) was a Romanian mathematician and politician. He was Prime Minister three times between 1866 and 1871.
Ion Ghica, nephew of Alexandru II Ghica , studied in Paris from 1837-40, joined the national opposition on his return to Bucharest, held a chair in mathematics and state economics at the University of Jassy in 1843 and participated in the establishment the magazine Progrès , which was soon suspended by the ruling Prince Mihail Sturdza .
In 1845 he returned to Bucharest, became one of the most active and influential leaders of the national party and took part in the committee that organized the revolution in 1848 and overthrew Prince Gheorghe Bibescu , who was under Russian influence .
The provisional government that followed sent him to Constantinople as chargé d'affaires, and there he won the favor of the Turkish government to the extent that he became governor ( Bey ) and in 1856 , especially through the influence of the English ambassador, Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, who liked him was appointed prince of Samos and Mushir.
After Alexandru Ioan Cuza took office , he returned to his fatherland and was constantly involved in Greater Romanian plans and ministerial intrigues. On July 28, 1866, the new Prince of Romania, Karl von Hohenzollern , made him the Prime Minister .
As a result of a reproach from the Second Chamber, he gave his dismissal on March 5, 1867, resigned from the ranks of the opposition and participated in the republican insurrection attempt in August 1870. In December 1870, he forced the dismissal of the Prime Minister and took over on December 29 even the formation and presidency of the new ministry.
But when the violent disruption of the German Victory and Peace Festival in Bucharest on March 22, 1871 showed that Ghica himself favored the excesses of the mob and thus linked further plans aimed at compelling Prince Karl to abdicate, Ghica had to March 23rd to take his discharge.
Vice-President of the Senate since 1876, he reconciled himself with government policy and in 1881 became envoy to London.
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| SURNAME | Ghica, Ion |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ghika, Jon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 12, 1816 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bucharest |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 7, 1897 |
| Place of death | Ghergani , Romania |