Corneliu Zelea Codreanu

Corneliu Zelea Codreanu

Corneliu Zelea Codreanu (Romanian: [korˈneliu ˈzele̯a koˈdre̯anu] ; 13 September 1899 – 30 November 1938), born Corneliu Codreanu according to his birth certificate, was a Romanian politician of the far right, the founder and charismatic leader of the Iron Guard or The Legion of the Archangel Michael (also known as the Legionary Movement), an ultranationalist and violently antisemitic organization active throughout most of the interwar period. Generally seen as the main variety of local fascism, and noted for its mystical and Romanian Orthodox-inspired revolutionary message, Iron Guard gained prominence on the Romanian political stage, coming into conflict with the political establishment and the democratic forces, and often resorting to terrorism. The Legionnaires traditionally referred to Codreanu as Căpitanul ("The Captain"), and he held absolute authority over the organization until his death. Codreanu, who began his career in the wake of World War I as an anticommunist and antisemitic agitator associated with A. C. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Corneliu Zelea Codreanu has received more than 996,672 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Corneliu Zelea Codreanu is the 3,635th most popular politician (up from 3,917th in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from Romania (up from 69th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Romanian Politician.

Corneliu Z. Codreanu was a Romanian politician who founded the Iron Guard, a fascist, antisemitic, and anti-communist organization.