Religion Eastern Orthodoxy Name Vasile Gafencu | Role Politician | |
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Born February 1, 1886Singerei ( 1886-02-01 ) Political party National Moldavian Party Children Valeriu, Valentina, Eleonora, and Elizabeta Died March 16, 1942, Arkhangelsk, Russia |
Vasile Gafencu (February 1, 1886, Sîngerei - March 16, 1942, Arkhangelsk) was a Bessarabian politician.

He was the father of Valeriu Gafencu (1921-1952), nicknamed The Saint of Prisons.
Biography
He served as Member of the Moldovan Parliament (1917-1918). Deported in Siberia by the Russian invaders in 1940.
References
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