Horia Sima
1906 – 1993 Romanian Leader of the Iron Guard after Codreanu
Iron Guard leader who briefly shared power in the 1940 National Legionary State.
- Religion
- Romanian Orthodox background; continued the Guard's fusion of Orthodox mysticism with fascist violence, though he was more politician than mystic.
- Affiliations
- Iron Guard (Legionary Movement). No occult ties.
Sima took over the Iron Guard after Codreanu's death and joined Antonescu in the short-lived National Legionary State in 1940. The Guard's pogrom and failed rebellion in early 1941 led Antonescu to suppress it. Sima fled abroad and continued to lead legionary exiles until his death in 1993.
Connections
- successor of Corneliu Codreanu — Inherited leadership of the Iron Guard.
- successor of Corneliu Codreanu — Sima led the Iron Guard after his killing.
- rival of Ion Antonescu — Briefly his partner in power, then his enemy after the 1941 revolt.
- rival of Ion Antonescu — Suppressed Sima's Iron Guard after the 1941 revolt.