Word: dino
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...cried: "I made a great mistake in trying to cooperate with His Majesty and I fear that my policy has proved disastrous for our Party. I assume full responsibility." The disaster consisted in the sudden resurgence of the Bratianu National Liberal Party, impelled by secretive, intriguing, ruthless Deputy Constantine ("Dino") Bratianu, brother of Vintila and Ion. Dino has been organizing among his friends, the great semifeudal landlords and industrialists of Rumania, a mass protest by their retainers against the National Peasant Party Government. Last week Dino and his Liberals threatened King Carol: unless he let them form a Government they...
...fool, Dino Bratianu knows that Rumania's Treasury is the real political prize. He became Finance Minister last week, leaving the Premiership to stern Dr. Ion Duca, titular Leader of the National Liberal Party. At once the new-Cabinet adopted a characteristic Bratianu policy: suppression of freedom of the press. Twelve pro-Peasant newspapers had their entire editions confiscated. For good measure Premier Duca suppressed two small parties of the ultraRight, the Iron Guards and the anti-Semitic National Christian Defense League. In a wholesale, nationwide shakeup local prefects were ousted and replaced by Bratianu men. "These new officials...
...Great and his son Ion, the technique of "Bratianu Elections" became notorious throughout Europe. It included not only victory, when the Bratianu Premier wished to continue in power, but also defeat and the election of a puppet leader when the Dynasty of Bratianu saw fit to lie low temporarily. Dino Bratianu who now comes to power holds thousands of mortgage-ridden peasants in the hollow of his hand through his presidency of Rumania's national land bank, the Kredit Rural...
...Rome there was more news to excite the Italian War Office. Il Duce himself took over the new Ministry of National Defense, combining Army, Navy and Air. Marshal Italo Balbo became Chief of Staff, another reward for his spectacular Chicago flight. Benito's other favorite, spade-bearded Dino Grandi, returned to his old post as Foreign Minister...
Famed in Italy's politics of the past five years are two blackbearded men sometimes called "the twins." The other with the beard is Dino Grandi, onetime Minister of Foreign Affairs. There is a story that when II Duce ousted Signor Grandi from the cabinet last year he simultaneously sent Air Minister Balbo a letter informing him that his "resignation was accepted." Minister Balbo is supposed to have marched straight in upon II Duce, handed back the letter as "sent by mistake." That tale is told by antiFascists to illustrate their belief that Premier Mussolini fears his Air Minister...