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He was the first communist leader of Romania from 1947 to 1965, serving as first secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1944 to 1954 and from 1955 to 1965, and as the first communist Prime Minister of Romania from 1952 to 1955.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"8 November 1901","date":"1901-11-08"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q294072#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Bârlad","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q335868"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q294072#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"19 March 1965","date":"1965-03-19"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q294072#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Bucharest","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19660"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q294072#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Kingdom of Romania","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203493"},{"text":"Romanian People's Republic","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2685298"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q294072#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"diplomat","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193391"},{"text":"trade unionist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15627169"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q294072#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Romanian Communist Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q256121"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q294072#P102"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of the State Council (21 March 1961 – 19 March 1965)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36784488","start":"1961-03-21","end":"1965-03-19"},{"text":"Secretary General of the Romanian Communist Party (30 September 1955 – 19 March 1965)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134101427","start":"1955-09-30","end":"1965-03-19"},{"text":"Prime Minister of Romania (2 June 1952 – 2 October 1955)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15304810","start":"1952-06-02","end":"1955-10-02"},{"text":"Secretary General of the Romanian Communist Party (2 October 1944 – 19 April 1954)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134101427","start":"1944-10-02","end":"1954-04-19"},{"text":"member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17556530"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q294072#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15715257"},{"text":"Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (Romania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14900493","date":"1945-08-07"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q294072#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gheorghe_Gheorghiu-Dej","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q294072"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej born?","a":"Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej was born on 8 November 1901 in Bârlad."},{"q":"What positions has Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej held?","a":"Positions held by Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej include: President of the State Council (1961–1965); 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