Corneliu Coposu

Corneliu Coposu
Founding Leader of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party
In office 6 January 1990 – 11 November 1995
Succeeded by	Ion Diaconescu
Member of the Senate of Romania
In office 16 October 1992 – 11 November 1995
Constituency	Bucharest
Leader of the Romanian Democratic Convention
In office 26 November 1991 – November 1992
Succeeded by	Emil Constantinescu
Personal details
Born	(1914-05-20)20 May 1914 Bobota, Szilágy County, Austria-Hungary
Died	11 November 1995(1995-11-11) (aged 81) Bucharest, Romania
Resting place	Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest 44°24′06″N 26°06′07″E / 44.401613°N 26.101934°E / 44.401613; 26.101934
Political party	National Peasants' Party (1932–1947) Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (1989–1995) Christian Democratic International Party
Spouse	Arlette Marcovici ​ ​ (m. 1942; died 1966)​
Parents	Valentin Coposu (father) Aurelia Anceanu (mother)
Alma mater	University of Cluj
Profession	Lawyer, Politician
Awards	Legion of Honour

Corneliu (Cornel) Coposu (Romanian: [korˈnelju koˈposu]) (20 May 1914 – 11 November 1995)^[1] was a Christian Democratic and liberal conservative Romanian politician, the founder of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (Romanian: Partidul Național Țărănesc Creștin Democrat), the founder of the Romanian Democratic Convention (Romanian: Convenția Democratică), and a political detainee during the communist regime. His political mentor was Iuliu Maniu (1873–1953), the founder of the National Peasant Party (PNȚ), the most important political organization from the interwar period. He studied law and worked as a journalist.