of History at the University of Cluj, former president of the History Section of the Romanian Academy, former Minister of Health and of Culture and Arts Gheorghe N. Leon, economist and politician, former Minister of Economy Ion Macovei, former head of the Romanian Railroads, former Minister of Public Works and Communications, died at Sighet in 1950 Iuliu Maniu, leader of the National Peasants' Party, former Prime Minister of Romania, died at Sighet in 1953 Mihail Manoilescu, former Foreign Minister, died at Sighet in 1950 Nicolae Marinescu, general and former Minister of Labor and Health Ioan Mihail Racoviță, general and former Minister of Defense, died at Sighet in 1954 Ion Manolescu-Strunga, economist, former Minister of Industry and Commerce, died at Sighet in 1951 Ion Mihalache, leader of the National Peasants' Party, former Minister of the Interior Ion Nistor, historian and former Minister of Cults and the Arts Nicolae Păiș, naval officer, former minister, died at Sighet in 1952 Nicolae Penescu, lawyer and politician, former Minister of the Interior Constantin Titel Petrescu, leader of the Social-Democratic Party, who opposed fusion with the Communist Party of Romania Ioan Ploscaru, bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church Mihail Priboianu, engineer, former minister Ioan Rășcanu, general and former Minister of Defense, died at Sighet in 1952 Alexander Ratiu, author and priest in Giurtelecu Şimleului Alexandru Rusu, Greek-Catholic bishop of Baia Mare Nicolae Samsonovici, general and former Minister of Defense, died at Sighet in 1950 Ioan Gheorghe Savin, theologian within the Romanian Orthodox Church Joseph Schubert, Titular Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church Ioan Suciu, bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church, died at Sighet in 1953 Gheorghe Tașcă, economist, former Minister of Industry and Commerce, leader of the National Peasants' Party, died at Sighet in 1951 Gheorghe Tătărescu, leader of the National Liberal Party-Tătărescu, former Prime Minister of Romania Alexandru Todea, Greek-Catholic bishop of the Alba Iulia Diocese Gallery References External links 1897 establishments in Romania Socialist Republic of Romania Defunct prisons in Romania Prison Buildings and structures in Maramureș County Political repression in Romania 19th-century architecture in Romania