Barbu Catargiu (26 October 1807–20 June [O.S. 8 June] 1862) was a conservative Romanian politician and journalist. He was the first Prime Minister of Romania in 1862 until he was assassinated on 20 June that year. He was a staunch defender of the great estates of the boyars and notably originated the conservative doctrine that feudalism in Romania had never existed.
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