Alexandru Teriachiu was a Romania

Romania

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n politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Life and career

Teriachiu was born in 1829 in Tecuci

Tecuci

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, Principality of Moldavia. He studied in Paris

Paris

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 and was active in Romanian student organization at the university. He returned to Moldova after unification of Romanian and Moldavian principalities and became a member of the Tecici Union, deputy secretary of ad hoc Divan in 1856.

Teriachiu served as the Minister of Culture and Public Instruction from April 27, 1859 until April 3, 1860, Minister of Foreign Affairs from August 17, 1867 until November 12, 1867 and as the Minister of Internal Affairs from July 20, 1880 until April 5, 1881.

Sources

• Stan Stoica (coord.) - Dicționar biografic de istorie a României (Ed. Meronia, București, 2008)