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Avram Iancu

Early Life and Education

Born in 1824 in Vidra de Sus (now named Avram Iancu), Alba County, Transylvania, Avram Iancu came from a family of free peasants. His father, Alexandru Iancu, ensured he received a proper education, first at the village school and later at the prestigious Cluj Law Academy.

Legal Career and Revolutionary Awakening

After completing his law studies in 1844, Iancu began working as a clerk at the Târgu Mureș Royal Court. It was during this period that he witnessed firsthand the social and national oppression of Romanians in Transylvania, which would later fuel his revolutionary spirit.

Leadership in the 1848 Revolution

When the revolution erupted in 1848, Iancu emerged as a natural leader of the Romanian peasants. He organized and led the defense of the Apuseni Mountains, creating a remarkable military structure that successfully resisted Hungarian revolutionary forces.

Military Strategy and Achievements

Known as "Crăișorul Munților" (The Prince of the Mountains), Iancu demonstrated exceptional military prowess. He established a

The People's Champion

Avram Iancu (1824-1872) emerged as a pivotal figure in Romanian history during the tumultuous period of the 1848-1849 revolution in Transylvania. As a lawyer by training, he transformed into a military leader who fought for the rights and freedom of the Romanian people.

Known as "Crăișorul Munților" (The Prince of the Mountains), Iancu led the Romanian peasants in their struggle for social and national emancipation, organizing a remarkable defense of the Apuseni Mountains against Hungarian revolutionary forces.

Revolutionary Timeline

Follow the journey of Avram Iancu through the pivotal moments that shaped Romanian history.

July 1824

Birth

Born in Vidra de Sus (now Avram Iancu), Alba County, to Alexandru and Maria Iancu, free peasants in the Apuseni Mountains. His father was a wealthy forest ranger who ensured young Avram received the best education possible, setting the foundation for his future leadership role.

September 1841

Academic Beginning

Began studies at the Cluj Law Academy, where he first encountered ideas

Sorin Șipoș, Ioan Bolovan, Adina-Maria Cornea

Abstract. In historian Silviu Dragomir’s work on the investigation of the national phenomenon, specifically the 1848 Revolution. Chronologically speaking, the national movement of 1848–1849 is the last theme investigated by the historian. However, he is considered by most exegetes to be the specialist of the 1848 Revolution. As Pompiliu Teodor writes, it is practically the image that has remained, for most, better fixed by the monograph published posthumously on Avram Iancu. Behind the monograph, however, lies a rich and impressive bibliography, a vast chapter of historiography that he has worked on throughout time with perseverance and passion. Silviu Dragomir did not have the opportunity to see his recent research on the revolution published. The political context proved to be still hostile to the truth about the Romanian-Hungarian relations during the revolution. Not even the insistence of Andrei Oțetea, a historian close to influential circles of the party, could persuade the authorities. Hardliners in the party considered tha

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