Iulian Pop
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Austria-Hungary
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and Romania
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n lawyer and politician, who became the first Romanian
Greater Romania
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mayor of Cluj
Cluj-Napoca
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on January 19, 1919, one year after Transylvania
Transylvania
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became part
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of the Romanian state. He remained mayor until April 13, 1923, when he resigned and was succeeded on an interim basis by Aurel Moga.
During his term in office, the Romanian University in Cluj, Upper Dacia
Babes-Bolyai University
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was opened, methane gas began to be introduced to the city, the Capitoline Wolf Statue was unveiled, the bridge over the Someşul Mic River
Somesul Mic River
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in Michael the Brave Square were built, and massive projects for rebuilding streets and schools were undertaken.
Biography
Born in BuduşBudacu de Jos
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, present-day Bistriţa-Năsăud County
Bistrita-Nasaud County
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, he was the recipient of a PhD
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in Law and a practicing attorney.
He had two brothers, both named Valeriu. The former died at age 12; the latter was a lawyer and politician, 1892-1958.
Iulian Pop was married to Veturia Petran and had two sons, Iulian and Mircea.