party's Central Review Committee. From 1953 to 1956, he was president of the Executive Committee of the Popular Assembly of the city of Iaşi (a position equivalent to that of mayor). In recognition of his merits, the Romanian Socialist Republic (as it was called from 1965) decorated Niculi with the important title "Hero of Socialist Labour", as well as with other orders and medals. Aged 92, he died in Iaşi in 1979, being buried in that city's Eternitatea Cemetery. References Gorovei Ştefan S. "Ion Niculi - membru al primului Prezidiu" (Magazin Istoric, nr. 12, December 1972, pp. 55–57) Maftei, Ionel. Personalităţi ieşene (vol. IV, Iaşi, 1987) Ţăranu, Ion. "În cel dintîi Prezidiu al Republicii. Interviu cu tovarăşul Ion Niculi" (Cronica, nr. 51, December 22, 1972, p. 3) Ţăranu Ion. "De vorbă cu Ion Niculi, membru al întîiului Prezidiu al Republicii" (Flacăra Iaşului, nr. 8172, December 28, 1972, p. 3) "Ion Niculi (1887-1979). Necrolog" (Flacăra Iaşului, nr. 10211, August 1, 1979 and Scînteia, nr. 11490, August 1, 1979) Mayors of Iași Members of the Great National Assembly Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Romanian communists Romanian trade unionists Romanian typographers and type designers 1887 births 1979 deaths