1955 in Romania explained

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]

Notes and References

1. Book: Spuler, Bertold . Rulers and Governments of the World Volume 3: 1930 to 1975 . London . Bowker . 1977 . 978-0-85935-056-3 . 443.
2. Book: Vojtech . Mastny . Malcolm . Byrne . A Cardboard Castle?: An Inside History of the Warsaw Pact, 1955–1991 . Budapest . Central European University Press . 2005 . 691 . 978-6-15505-369-6.
3. Book: Bell, Imogen . Central and South-Eastern Europe . London . Europa . 2003 . 978-1-85743-186-5 . 483.
4. Ștejărel . Olaru . Cei cinci care au speriat Estul . The Five Who Frightened the East . Timpul . 9 . 4 . September 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20041109231402/http://www.timpul.ro/pdfs/09-03.pdf . 2004-11-09 .
5. Book: Vojtech . Mastny . Malcolm . Byrne . A Cardboard Castle?: An Inside History of the Warsaw Pact, 1955–1991 . Budapest . Central European University Press . 2005 . XXV . 978-6-15505-369-6.
6. RUMANIA: Gravitational Pull . . 5 September 1955 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110524020831/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,893053,00.html?iid=chix-sphere . 24 May 2011.
7. Book: Geoffrey . Swain . Nigel . Swain . Eastern Europe since 1945 . London . Palgrave . 2017 . 115 . 978-1-13760-513-9.
8. Book: McKenzie, David Clark . A World Beyond Borders: An Introduction to the History of International Organizations . Toronto . University of Toronto Press . 2010 . 61 . 978-1-44260-182-6 .
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10. Book: Grosso, John . Historical Dictionary of Tennis . Lanham . Scarecrow Press . 2011 . 246 . 978-0-81087-237-0.
11. Book: Colby, Vineta . World Authors, 1985–1990 . New York . H.W. Wilson . 1995 . 177 . 978-0-82420-875-2.
12. Agafia Orlov-Buhaev-Constantin . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085403/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/or/agafia-orlov-buhaev-constantin-1.html . dead . 4 March 2016 . 24 April 2022.
13. Book: Peneş, Nicolae . Viaţa şi moartea Mihaelei Runceanu . The Life and Death of Mihaela Runceanu . Bucharest . Divers Press . 1993 . 1 . 978-9-73955-808-2.
14. Web site: Hilary . Evans . Arild . Gjerde . Jeroen . Heijmans . Bill . Mallon . etal . Florenţa Ţacu-Crăciunescu . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184034/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/florenta-tacu-craciunescu-1.html . dead . 3 March 2016 . Sports Reference LLC . 23 April 2022 . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.
15. Web site: Renate Weber . European Parliament . https://web.archive.org/web/20220320072500/https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/39713/RENATE_WEBER/history/8 . 20 March 2022.
16. Web site: Episcopul Tit Liviu Chinezu. ro. Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic. www.bru.ro. August 27, 2022.
17. Book: Randel, Don Michael . The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music . Cambridge . Belknap Press of Harvard University Press . 1996 . 248 . 978-0-67437-299-3.
18. Book: Kurt W. . Treptow . Ioan . Bolovan . A History of Romania . Iasi . Center for Romania Studies . 1996 . 517 . 978-0-88033-345-0.