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{{Short description|Romanian politician (1823–1880)}}
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'''Manolache Costache Epureanu''' ({{IPA|ro|manoˈlake koˈstake epuˈre̯anu}}; 1823–1880) was twice the [[Prime Minister of Romania]] both as a representative of the [[Conservative Party (Romania, 1880–1918)|Conservative Party]] and of the [[National Liberal Party (Romania, 1875)|National Liberal Party]], more specifically for the first time in 1870 (20 April–14 December) and for the second time in 1876 (6 May–5 August).

==Biography==
Born in [[Bârlad]], [[Moldavia]], he studied in [[Heidelberg]], [[Germany]] and returned to Moldavia to participate in the 1848 revolutionary movement, being part of the [[ad hoc]] committee.

In 1866, he was the president of the council which decided to invite a foreign dynasty to rule Romania. In 1871, during the [[Lascăr Catargiu]] conservative government, Epureanu was the [[Minister of Justice]] between October 1872 and March 1873. He then switched to the opposition and in 1876, he was a [[National Liberal Party (Romania, 1875)|national liberal]] Prime Minister, but later he switched again to the Conservative Party.

He published ''Chestia locuitorilor privită din punctul de vedere al Regulamentului organic'' (1866) and ''Despre pretinsa rescumpărare a căilor ferate'' (1879).

He was the father of [[Elena Bibescu]]. He died in [[Schlangenbad]], [[Duchy of Nassau]], which is now in Germany.

==References==
* Dimitrie R. Rosetti (1897) ''Dicționarul contimporanilor'', Editura Lito-Tipografiei "Populara"

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