1949 in Romania
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Events from the year 1949 in Romania. The year saw the introduction of collectivization and the first Romanian identity card.
Incumbents[edit]
- President of the Provisional Presidium of the Republic: Constantin Ion Parhon.[1]
- Prime Minister: Petru Groza.[2]
- General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party: Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej.[3]
Events[edit]
- 12 January – Capital punishment is introduced for treason and sabotage.[4]
- 15 February – The Romanian Aeronautical Command is reorganised as the Aviation Command of the Army of the Socialist Republic of Romania, with regiments and aerodrome servicing batallions based on the model of the Soviet Air Forces.[5]
- 3–5 March – The collectivization of agriculture is announced, with the abolition of the traditional rural hierarchy and socialisation of the agricultural workforce based on the Soviet kolkhoz.[6]
- 29 June – Work on the Danube–Black Sea Canal commences.[7]
- 23 August – Romania celebrates the first Liberation from Fascist Occupation Day.[8]
- 14 September – The newspaper Scînteia accuses Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia of planning to invade Romania.[9]
- 15 September – The first Romanian identity card (Romanian: Carte de identitate) is issued, causing concern amongst minorities like the Székelys.[10]
Births[edit]
- 5 January – Virginia Bonci, Olympic high jumper.[11]
- 20 March –Anca Petrescu, architect for the Palace of the Parliament (died 2013).[12]
- 25 March – Margareta of Romania, princess.[13]
- 16 September – Hildegard Puwak, politician and Minister for European Integration (died 2018).[14]
- 24 December – Mircea Diaconu, actor, writer, and politician.[15]
Deaths[edit]
- 1 February – N. D. Cocea, satirist (born 1880).[16]
- 28 March – Grigoraș Dinicu, composer (born 1889).[17]
References[edit]
- ^ Cioroianu, Adrian (2005). Pe umerii lui Marx. O introducere în istoria comunismului românesc [On the Shoulders of Marx. An Incursion into the History of Romanian Communism] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Curtea Veche. p. 280. ISBN 978-973-669-390-8.
- ^ Tucker, Spencer (2020). The Cold War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 669. ISBN 978-1-44086-076-8.
- ^ Bell, Imogen (2003). Central and South-Eastern Europe. London: Europa. p. 483. ISBN 978-1-85743-186-5.
- ^ Deletan, Dennis (1998). Communist Terror in Romania: Gheorghiu-Dej and the Police State, 1948-1965. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-31221-904-8.
- ^ Balotescu, Nicolae; Burlacu, Dumitru; Crăciun, Dumitru; Andrei, Viorel I.; Anton, Marin; Ardelea, Ştefan (1984). Istoria Aviației Române [The History of Romanian Aviation] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Ştiinţifică şi Enciclopedică. p. 622. OCLC 895118866.
- ^ Kligman, Gail; Verdery, Katherine (2017). Peasants Under Siege: The Collectivization of Romanian Agriculture, 1949-1962. Princeton: Princeton University Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-40084-043-4.
- ^ Treptow, Kurt W. (1996). A History of Romania. Iasi: Center for Romania Studies. p. 523. ISBN 978-0-88033-345-0.
- ^ Iordachi, Constantin; Dobrincu, Dorin (2009). Transforming Peasants, Property and Power: The Collectivization of Agriculture in Romania, 1949–1962. New York: Central European University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-6-15521-172-0.
- ^ "Romanian Invasion Plot Is Charged Against Tito". Toledo Blade. Toledo, Ohio. September 14, 1949. p. 2.
- ^ Gagyi, József (2004). A Krízis éve a Székelyföldön 1949 [1949: The Year of the Crisis in Szeklerland] (in Hungarian). Csíkszereda: Pro-Print. p. 48. ISBN 978-9-73846-822-1.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Virginia Bonci Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ Pepchinski, Mary; Simon, Mariann (2017). Ideological Equals: Women Architects in Socialist Europe 1945-1989. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-31711-902-9.
- ^ Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh, ed. (1973). Burke's Guide to the Royal Family. London: Burke's Peerage. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-22066-222-6.
- ^ Cartea Albastră a Democrației: Un Ghid al Instituțiilor Publice Centrale [The Blue Book of Democracy: A Guide to Central Public Institutions] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Asociația Pro Democrația. 2006. p. 150. ISBN 978-9-73701-041-4.
- ^ Simion, Eugen (2004). Dicționarul General al Literaturii Romăne: C-D [General Dictionary of Romanian Literature: C-D] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic. p. 647. ISBN 978-9-73637-072-4.
- ^ Prokhorov, Aleksandr Mikhaĭlovich (1976). Great Soviet Encyclopedia - Volume 13. New York: Macmillan. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-02880-120-9.
- ^ Muzicieni Români: Compozitori şi Muzicologi [Romanian Musicians: Composers and Musicologists] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Muzicală a Uniunii Compozitorilor. 1970. p. 157. OCLC 909768452.