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1945 in Romania

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1945
in
Romania

Decades:
See also:
National Conference P.C.R. in October 1945 (aspect of hall) (16 to 21 October 1945)
National Conference P.C.R. in October 1945 (aspect of hall) (16 to 21 October 1945)

Events from the year 1945 in Romania. The year saw the end of Romania's involvement in World War II and the foundation of the pro-Communist government of Petru Groza.

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Events

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  • 13 February – The Budapest Offensive and the Siege of Budapest end with Nazi troops surrendering Budapest, Hungary, to Soviet-Romanian forces.[3]
  • 24 February – In Bucharest, the Communist Party and its allies organize a mass rally in front of the Royal Palace to call for Prime Minister Nicolae Rădescu's resignation. As the protest carries on, communist agents open fire from the Interior Ministry building situated across the street, killing several people.[4]
  • 28 February – Andrey Vyshinsky, Soviet vice commissioner of foreign affairs and president of the Allied Control Commission for Romania, travels to Bucharest and demands from King Michael I the resignation of Rădescu;[5][6] at the direction of Joseph Stalin, he warns that the Soviet Union would not allow Northern Transylvania to be returned to Romania if Rădescu were to remain prime minister. Rădescu resigns his position the next day.
  • 6 March – A pro-Communist government is formed under Petru Groza, following Soviet intervention.[2]
  • 12 May – The last German troops capitulate, bringing Romania's involvement in the Second World War to an end.[7]
  • 21 August – In response to the government not resigning as he requested, King Michael starts the "royal strike", refusing the sign any decrees, a situation that continues into the following year.[8]
  • 8 November – A pro-monarchy demonstration in front of the Royal Palace escalates into street fighting which kills and wounds dozens. Order is restored by Soviet troops.[9]

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References

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  2. ^ a b Cioroianu 2005, p. 159.
  3. ^ Ungvary, Krisztian; Ladislaus Lob; John Lukacs (2005). The Siege of Budapest: One Hundred Days in World War II. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 512. ISBN 978-0-30010-468-4.
  4. ^ Bachman, Ronald D. (1989). "Postwar Romania, 1944–1985". Romania: A Country Study. Washington, DC: GPO for the Library of Congress.
  5. ^ Cioroianu 2005, p. 152.
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  7. ^ "Data on Romania's Participation in the Anti-Hitlerite War". Romania in the Anti-Hitler War. Bucharest: Romanian News Agency Agerpres. 15 April 1970. p. 4.
  8. ^ Giurescu, Constantin C.; Matei, Horia C.; Popa, Marcel; Alexandrescu, Ion; Chiper, Ioan (1974). Chronological History of Romania. Bucharest: Enciclopedică Română. p. 362. OCLC 251025169.
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  17. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Doina Furcoi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  18. ^ Ganea, Constanța (2009). "Ruxandra Sireteanu-Constantinescu (1945–2008)". Curierul de Fizică (in Romanian). 63 (1): 18.
  19. ^ "Melania Decuseară". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  20. ^ Vasile Ianul at EU-Football.info
  21. ^ Bonte, Zaharia (December 1, 2006). "A murit pastorul Petrică Dugulescu". Pași (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2013-03-05. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  22. ^ "Ghiță Licu". www.cosr.ro. Romanian Olympic Committee. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  23. ^ Stănescu, Manuel. "Generalul Avramescu, trădător sau victimă a NKVD?" [General Avramescu, traitor or victim of the NKVD?]. Historia (in Romanian). Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  24. ^ "Lista eroilor căzuți la datorie în războaiele purtate de armata României" (PDF). veteraniiromaniei.mapn.ro (in Romanian). Ministry of National Defence. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
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  26. ^ Facts on File Yearbook Volume 5. New York: Facts on File. 1946. p. 112. OCLC 867274066.
  27. ^ Serafin 2000, p. 218.
  28. ^ Wasserstein, Bernard (2015). On the Eve: the Jews of Europe before the Second World War. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 454. ISBN 978-1-41659-428-4.

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