Constantin Visoianu
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Constantin Vișoianu was a Romanian jurist
Jurist
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, diplomat
Diplomat
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 and politician
Politician
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He studied at the University of Bucharest
University of Bucharest
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 and got a doctor's degree in Law
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 at the Sorbonne
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 in Paris
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Constantin Vișoianu was technical advisor
Technical advisor
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 at the League of Nations
League of Nations
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. From 1931 to 1933 he was member of the Romanian permanent delegation to the Conference on Disarmament. The was thereafter appointed minister plenipotentiary to The Hague
The Hague
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 (1933-1935) and Warsaw
Warsaw
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 (1935-1936)

He was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania from November 4, 1944 to March 5, 1945. Forced to flee from Romania when the Communist party rose to power, Constantin Vișoianu was chairman of the Romanian National Committee
Romanian National Committee
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from 1948 to 1975.
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