| Vasile Gafencu | |
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| Member of the Moldovan Parliament | |
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In office 1917–1918 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 1, 1886 Sîngerei |
| Died | March 16, 1942 (aged 56) Arkhangelsk |
| Political party | National Moldavian Party |
| Children | Valeriu, Valentina, Eleonora, and Elizabeta |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodoxy |
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.
He served as Member of the Moldovan Parliament (1917-1918). Deported in Siberia by the Russian invaders in 1940.
Moldovan stamp, 1998
The standing man is Vasile Gafencu