bᵻtwˌiːn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks, ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl bɪkˌeɪm mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌv ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ænd kˈʌltʃɚ, ɪnðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌv nˈɪkəlˌiː kɹˈɛtsjʊlˌɛskuː, ænd wˈʌns ɐɡˈɛn, bᵻtwˌiːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ, ɪnðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt lˈɛd baɪ lˈæskɑːɹ kˈæɾɑːɹdʒˌɪuː.
Between December 1862 and 1866, the general became minister of education and culture, in the government of Nicolae Kretzulescu, and once again, between 1871 and 1874, in the government led by Lascăr Catargiu.