National-Christian Defense League
political party in Romania
The National-Christian Defense League (Romanian: Liga Apărării Național-Creștine, abbreviated LANC) was a far-right ultranationalist and antisemitic political party in interwar Romania.
The founding congress took place on March 4, 1923, in the Great Hall of the University of Iași. Professor Alexandru C. Cuza was elected as president. For this reason, members and supporters of the movement were also known as Cuzists (Romanian: Cuziști). Corneliu Zelea Codreanu was tasked with organizing LANC throughout the entire country. On March 26, 1923, the Romanian Parliament amended Article 7 of the 1923 Constitution, granting full citizenship by default to all Jews residing in the country. LANC opposed this measure and called on students to stage protests. Clashes with the police ensued. In these student demonstrations, Corneliu Zelea Codreanu played a significant role; at the time, he was a member of LANC and would later go on to found the Legionary Movement.
Under General Averescu's third government cabinet (1926-1927), LANC held 10 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.
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