Valeriu Moldovan

A native of Câmpeni in Transylvania's Alba County, his parents were the lawyer Anania Moldovan and Ludovica (née Stwertecky);[1] the family was Romanian Orthodox.

In 1910, he was elected as one of 25 members belonging to the executive committee of the Romanian National Party (PNR).

[1] A prominent advocate of the union of Transylvania with Romania, he became secretary of the province's Directing Council once this took place in 1918.

[1] Arrested in May 1950 by the early communist regime, he was sent to Sighet Prison, where he was repeatedly beaten.

He died four years later while still incarcerated,[3] and was buried in the Paupers Cemetery [ro] (also known as Cearda) in Sighetu Marmației.