Word: premieres
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...fortunate happenings for Soviet Russia last week was the return of the Persian Ambassador at Moscow to Teheran where he became Premier. He is expected to bring Persian foreign policy into close harmony with that of the Soviet Union...
While the train waited, King Ferdinand took Premier General Alexander Averescu by the arm and publicly besought him to do everything which would make possible the formation of a "National Coalition Cabinet" strong enough to bulwark Rumania in the event of the sovereign's sudden death. Since the first thing which Premier Averescu would have to do to bring this about would be to resign, his swart face darkened, and some reporters claimed that he did not reply to the King's appeal...
Arrived at Scrobesti, King Ferdinand took action in a manner absolutely to stagger Bucharest. He ordered the Minister of the Royal Household to present himself suddenly at a Cabinet meeting and demand the resignation of Premier Averescu. The order was obeyed. General Averescu picked up a sheet of notepaper from the table before him, dipped pen in ink, wrote out and signed his resignation. His startled ministers did likewise. Then came the real bombshell. Bland, the royal emissary announced that His Majesty had called to the Premiership Prince Babu Stirbey...
...time these charges were made, Prince Babu Stirbey quietly left Rumania until the incident blew over. Politically Prince Babu is hand in glove with onetime Premier Jon Bratiano whose powerful dynasty has an almost feudal hold on large areas of Rumanian peasant land, as well as upon the principal industrial banks...
Observers watched eagerly to see whether Premier Prince Babu Stirbey would be able to assemble the National Coalition Cabinet desired by King Ferdinand...