Octavian Goga (1 April 1881 – 7 May 1938) was Prime Minister of Romania from 28 December 1937 to 10 February 1938, succeeding Gheorghe Tatarescu and preceding Miron Cristea.
Biography[]
Octavian Goga was born on 1 April 1881 in Rasinari, Austria-Hungary, and he joined the Romanian National Party at the time of World War I. He advocated Romanian nationalism and was arrested many times, and Hungary sentenced him to death in absentia. In the Interwar Years, he joined the populist Partidul Poporului and later formed the National Christian Party. King Carol II of Romania appointed Goga as Prime Minister on 28 December 1937, and Goga introduced anti-Semitic laws that stripped Jews of their citizenship. He competed with the Iron Guard for public attention with his anti-Semitism, but he resigned in February 1938 due to pressure from Carol II, who opposed his attempt to form a truce with the Iron Guard. He then died on May 7 of 1938 from a stroke.