0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁Crown ▁Council ▁that ▁approved ▁the ▁c ession ▁of ▁Northern ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁to ▁Hung ary . ▁P N Ț ▁leader ▁I ul iu ▁Man iu ▁proposed ▁Pop ov ici ▁as ▁a ▁minister ▁in ▁the ▁subsequent ▁government ▁of ▁I on ▁Anton es cu , ▁which ▁the ▁latter ▁decl ined . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁T ă m ă d ă u ▁Aff air ▁and ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁commun ist ▁regime , ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁in car cer ated ▁at ▁S igh et ▁prison . ▁Re leased ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁Buch ar est ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁Constantin ▁Gr ig ore ▁and ▁Mil iana ▁ Ș er bu , ▁M ini ș tri i ▁de ▁inter ne ▁( 1 8 6 2 – 2 0 0 7 ), ▁Edit ura ▁Minister ului ▁Intern elor ▁și ▁Reform ei ▁Administr ative , ▁Buch ar est , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 6 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Bra ș ov ▁Category : E th nic ▁Roman ian ▁polit icians ▁in ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁Category : E öt v ös ▁Lor ánd ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : R oman ian ▁opinion ▁journal ists ▁Category : R oman ian ▁military ▁personnel ▁of