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Ion Antonescu (/ ˌ æ n t ə ˈ n ɛ s k uː /; Romanian: [i'on antoˈnesku] ⓘ; 14 June [O.S. 2 June] 1882 – 1 June 1946) was a Romanian military officer and marshal who presided over two successive wartime dictatorships as Prime Minister and Conducător during most of World War II.
Antonescu and Adolf Hitler at the Führerbau in Munich (June 1941).. In the immediate wake of the loss of Northern Transylvania, on 4 September 1940, the Iron Guard (led by Horia Sima) and General (later Marshal) Ion Antonescu united to form the "National Legionary State", which forced the abdication of Carol II in favor of his 19-year-old son Michael.
General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party: 21 February 1948 General Secretary of the Romanian Workers' Party: Gheorghe Apostol (1913–2010) 19 April 1954 30 September 1955 1 year, 164 days First Secretary of the Romanian Workers' Party: Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1901–1965) 30 September 1955 19 March 1965 (Died) 9 years, 170 days ...
World War II; 1947 – retired; Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave; Iron Cross; Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross; Nicolae Rădescu (1874–1953) General Served during: World War I; World War II; 1945 – left Romania; Served as the 45th Prime Minister of Romania; Edgar Rădulescu (1890–1977) Brigadier General [110] Served during: World ...
6 June – A state of war is declared between Romania and the United States. [4] 1 July – Romanian and German troops capture the fortress at Sevastopol following a siege that had lasted 8 months. [5] 7 September – Romanian and German troops capture Novorossiysk in the Battle of the Caucasus. [6]
A new period of Romanian history began on the day of the Union of Transylvania with Romania (Great Union Day, Marea Unire). [5] This period would come to an end with international treaties, in the years leading to World War II, which ceded parts of Romania to its neighbors.
Iliescu was elected to his third non-consecutive term in 2000. In March 2004, at the end of his last term, Romania joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), as part of the second largest wave of expansion in Central and Eastern Europe. 5 Traian Băsescu (born 1951) 2004 2009: 20 December 2004 21 December 2014 10 years, 1 day [a]
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