1955 in Romania
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Events from the year 1955 in Romania. The year saw the country join the United Nations and Warsaw Pact, the latter as a founder. Amongst notable people who died during the year was composer George Enescu.
Incumbents
- President of the Provisional Presidium of the Republic: Petru Groza.[1]
- Prime Minister:[2]
- Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (until 4 October).
- Chivu Stoica (after 4 October).
- General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party:[3]
- Gheorghe Apostol (until 30 September).
- Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (after 30 September).
Events
- 14 February – Dissident émigrés seize the Romanian embassy in Bern, Switzerland, in protest against the government. The group surrender after two days.[4]
- 14 May – The Warsaw Pact is signed with Romania a founding member.[5]
- 15 May – Following the signing of the Austrian State Treaty, Gheorghiu-Dej announced that Soviet troops would remain in Romania as long as foreign soldiers continue to be stationed in West Germany.[6]
- 23 August – During a visit by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, Gheorghiu-Dej proposes the withdrawal of Soviet troops. The request is not received favourably until 1958.[7]
- 14 December – Romania joins the United Nations.[8]
Births
- 18 January – Rodica Simion, mathematician (died 2000).[9]
- 31 January – Virginia Ruzici, tennis player, winner of the 1978 French Open.[10]
- 14 April – Daniela Crăsnaru, poet.[11]
- 19 April – Agafia Constantin, sprint canoeist, winner of the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[12]
- 4 May – Mihaela Runceanu, pop singer and vocal techniques teacher (died 1989).[13]
- 7 May – Florența Crăciunescu, winner of the bronze medal in the discus at the 1984 Summer Olympics (died 2008).[14]
- 23 May – Preda Mihăilescu, mathematician.
- 3 August – Renate Weber, lawyer, politician and first Romanian appointed as Chief of an EU Election Observation Mission.[15]
Deaths
- 15 January – Tit Liviu Chinezu, bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church, died in Sighet Prison (born 1904).[16]
- 6 February – Constantin Argetoianu, politician, Prime Minister in 1939, died in Sighet Prison (born 1871).
- 4 May – George Enescu, composer (born 1881).[17]
- 5 March – Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu, novellist (born 1876).[18]
References
- ^ Spuler, Bertold (1977). Rulers and Governments of the World Volume 3: 1930 to 1975. London: Bowker. p. 443. ISBN 978-0-85935-056-3.
- ^ Mastny, Vojtech; Byrne, Malcolm (2005). A Cardboard Castle?: An Inside History of the Warsaw Pact, 1955–1991. Budapest: Central European University Press. p. 691. ISBN 978-6-15505-369-6.
- ^ Bell, Imogen (2003). Central and South-Eastern Europe. London: Europa. p. 483. ISBN 978-1-85743-186-5.
- ^ Olaru, Ștejărel (September 2003). "Cei cinci care au speriat Estul" [The Five Who Frightened the East] (PDF). Timpul. 9: 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-11-09.
- ^ Mastny, Vojtech; Byrne, Malcolm (2005). A Cardboard Castle?: An Inside History of the Warsaw Pact, 1955–1991. Budapest: Central European University Press. p. XXV. ISBN 978-6-15505-369-6.
- ^ "RUMANIA: Gravitational Pull". TIME. 5 September 1955. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011.
- ^ Swain, Geoffrey; Swain, Nigel (2017). Eastern Europe since 1945. London: Palgrave. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-13760-513-9.
- ^ McKenzie, David Clark (2010). A World Beyond Borders: An Introduction to the History of International Organizations. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-44260-182-6.
- ^ Stanley, Richard P. (2000), "Rodica Simion: January 18, 1955 – January 7, 2000" (PDF), Pi Mu Epsilon Journal, 11: 83–86.
- ^ Grosso, John (2011). Historical Dictionary of Tennis. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-81087-237-0.
- ^ Colby, Vineta (1995). World Authors, 1985–1990. New York: H.W. Wilson. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-82420-875-2.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Agafia Orlov-Buhaev-Constantin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ Peneş, Nicolae (1993). Viaţa şi moartea Mihaelei Runceanu [The Life and Death of Mihaela Runceanu]. Bucharest: Divers Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-9-73955-808-2.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Florenţa Ţacu-Crăciunescu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Renate Weber". European Parliament. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Episcopul Tit Liviu Chinezu". www.bru.ro (in Romanian). Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ Randel, Don Michael (1996). The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Cambridge: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-67437-299-3.
- ^ Treptow, Kurt W.; Bolovan, Ioan (1996). A History of Romania. Iasi: Center for Romania Studies. p. 517. ISBN 978-0-88033-345-0.
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| Kingdom of Romania | Years of the Kingdom of Romania and the short-lived National Legionary State (1940–1941).
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| Socialist Romania | Years between the abdication of King Michael of Romania and the December 1989 Romanian Revolution.
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