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Founder of the Iron GuardPolitics1899–1938

Corneliu Zelea Codreanu

Founder of Romania’s Iron Guard, Codreanu combined fascism, violent antisemitism and Orthodox Christian mysticism. He advocated authoritarian leadership, national regeneration and communal organization of peasants and workers.

Closest spectrum
Far-Right
Closest ideology
Christian Theocratism
Closest personality
Aleksandr Dugin
Portrait of Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
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Political axes

Profile across the twelve axes

  • Structure

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal25%
    Unitary75%
  • Representation

    Strong · Autocracy
    Democracy26%
    Autocracy74%
  • Power

    Strong · Security
    Security79%
    Liberty21%
  • Immigration

    Strong · Assimilation
    Assimilation87%
    Multiculturalism13%
  • Diplomacy

    Strong · Militarist
    Militarist77%
    Pacifist23%
  • Intervention

    Leaning · Nationalist
    Non-interventionist33%
    Nationalist67%
  • Economy

    Leaning · Public
    Public69%
    Private31%
  • Control

    Leaning · Planning
    Planning71%
    Free market29%
  • Trade

    Strong · Protectionism
    Protectionism82%
    Globalism18%
  • Religion

    Very strong · Religious
    Irreligious5%
    Religious96%
  • Morality

    Very strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive13%
    Traditionalist88%
  • Technology

    Strong · Biology
    Technology26%
    Biology74%

What sets Corneliu Zelea Codreanu apart

Most unusual position

Religion

Corneliu Zelea Codreanu leans further toward religious than 95% of the 569 personalities in the catalog.

Personality median 49Corneliu Zelea Codreanu 5

Of all the axes, Religion is where Corneliu Zelea Codreanu stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Control

On Control, Corneliu Zelea Codreanu sits close to the catalog median.

Personality median 62Corneliu Zelea Codreanu 71

Here they share common ground with most personalities.