Mihail Pherekyde was a Romania

Romania

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n politician and diplomat

Diplomat

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 who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and two terms as the Minister of Internal Affairs of Kingdom of Romania

Kingdom of Romania

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Life and political career

Pherekyde attended St. Sava School

Saint Sava National College

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 and then the Lycée Louis-le-Grand

Lycée Louis-le-Grand

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 in Paris

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. He graduated from the University of Sorbonne with a degree in Law. He was a member of newly formed Liberal Party of Romania

National Liberal Party (Romania)

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 established in 1875. On December 16, 1885 he took the post of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and was replaced by Petre P. Carp

Petre P. Carp

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 on March 21, 1888. He also served as Romanian envoy to France and played a role in acquisition of a building for Romanian Orthodox Church

Romanian Orthodox Church

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 in Paris. Pherekyde was then appointed Minister of Internal Affairs on March 30, 1899 within Dimitrie Sturdza

Dimitrie Sturdza

Dimitrie Sturdza was a Romanian statesman of the late 19th century, and president of the Romanian Academy between 1882 and 1884.-Biography:Born in Iaşi, Moldavia, and educated there at the Academia Mihăileană, he continued his studies in Germany, took part in the political movements of the time,...

's government and served until March 31, 1899. He held the same office from December 15, 1909 until February 6, 1910.