Socialist Republic of Romania

From 1947 to 1989, Romania was a socialist republic, transformed by Joseph Stalin into a Communist State after the execution of Ion Antonescu. From 1947 to 1965, it was called **Romanian People's Republic** (_Republica Populară Romînă_, **RPR**).

In 1965, Nicolae Ceaușescu came to power. He succeeded Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, who died of cancer that year. To reflect the change, the state was renamed to **Socialist Republic of Romania**. Ceaușescu worked for Soviet leaders Joseph Stalin, Georgy Malenkov, Lavrenty Beria, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko, and Gorbachev from 1947 to 1989.

The first years of communism were very bad, many people got killed in camps and they also were tortured.

After the fall of the Berlin wall, in 1989, there was a revolution. Protesters wanted Ceaușescu to step down. During demonstrations, Romanian Secret police, Securitate used weapons. Part of the regular armed forces joined the protests. Over 1000 people were killed in the fights that resulted. Ceaușescu was captured, and tried before a military tribunal. The tribunal sentenced him and his wife to death. Together with his wife, he was shot, on December 25, 1989. Ion Iliescu became the new president.

## Infobox (country)

- **native name**: **Romanian People's Republic**

<hr>**Socialist Republic of Romania**

- **status**: Member of the Warsaw Pact (1955–1989)
- **image flag**: Flag of Romania (1965–1989).svg
- **flag**: Flag of Romania
- **flag type**: Flag

- **image coat**: Coat of arms of the Socialist Republic of Romania.svg
- **symbol type article**: Emblem of the Socialist Republic of Romania, Emblem (1965–89)
- **symbol type**: Emblem of the Socialist Republic of Romania, Emblem

- **image map**: Romania 1956-1990.svg
- **image map caption**: The Socialist Republic of Romania in 1989
- **national motto**:

- **national anthem**:

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- **official languages**: Romanian language, Romanian
- **recognized languages**: Hungarian language, Hungarian, Russian language, Russian, Ukrainian language, Ukrainian
- **capital**: Bucharest
- **largest city**: capital
- **government type**: Unitary state, Unitary Marxism-Leninism, Marxist-Leninist One-party system, one-party Socialist state, socialist republic under a Totalitarianism, totalitarian regime
- **demonym**: Romanians, Romanian
- **legislature**: Great National Assembly
- **title leader**: General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party, General Secretary
- **year leader1**: 1947–1965
- **leader2**: Nicolae Ceaușescu
- **year leader2**: 1965–1989
- **title representative**: List of heads of state of Romania, Head of state
- **representative1**: Constantin Parhon
- **year representative1**: 1947–1952 <small>(first)</small>
- **representative2**: Nicolae Ceaușescu
- **year representative2**: 1967–1989 <small>(last)</small>
- **title deputy**: List of Prime Ministers of Romania, President of the Council of Ministers
- **deputy1**: Petru Groza
- **year deputy1**: 1947–1952 <small>(first)</small>
- **year deputy2**: 1982–1989 <small>(last)</small>
- **era**: Cold War
- **event start**: 1947 Romanian coup d'etat, Forced abdication of Michael I
- **date start**: 30 December
- **year start**: 1947
- **event1**: 1948 Constitution of Romania, First constitution
- **date event1**: 13 April 1948
- **event2**: 1952 Constitution of Romania, Second constitution
- **date event2**: 24 September 1952
- **event3**: 1965 Constitution of Romania, Last constitution
- **date event3**: 21 August 1965
- **event end**: Romanian Revolution, Fall of Ceaușescu
- **date end**: 22 December
- **year end**: 1989
- **p1**: Kingdom of Romania
- **flag p1**: Flag of Romania.svg
- **s1**: Romania
- **flag s1**: Flag of Romania.svg
- **stat area1**: 238391
- **stat pop1**: 23,102,000
- **stat year1**: 1987
- **currency**: Romanian leu, Leu
- **calling code**: 40
- **footnotes**: Started 1971.<hr/>The administrative divisions of the country were  from 1947 to 1950, Regions of the People's Republic of Romania, regions and Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, raions from 1950 to 1968, and  from 1968 to 1989.
 From 1965<hr/>
- **today**: Romania