Romania is situated in south eastern europe. It was known for Bran Castle of dracula fame. It is the twelfth largest and seventh most populous country in europe, with 19.3 million residents.
Historically, romans, goths and other tribes invaded. The huns are thought to have invaded around 376. Their empire reportedly crumbled during the fifth Century. According to a report, huns forced a remnant of the population into submission. No details, though later invasions of the bulgars were said to have displaced magyars. All believed to have originated from Bulgaria.
The avar khaginate or Muslim state is believed to have collapsed in the 790’s. The bulgars seemingly became the dominant group. The council of Prelav reportedly legalised Christianity leading to the opening of literary schools. Bulgaria became the spiritual and cultural capital of slavic Europe. The first reported Bulgarian empire was thought to be late 9th Century.
The 20th Century Munich agreement which gave away Czekoslovakia reportedly convinced Carol II that the uk and france could not defend Romania’s interests. He is said to have supplied Hitler who was preparing for a second world war, with oil. Territorial losses to the soviet union, hungary and bulgaria are thought to have contributed to King Carol’s minor son replacing him, under the leadership of general Ion Antonescu who signed a pact with germany, italy and japan. The iron guard reportedly staged a coup against Antonescu but he defeated them. He introduced military rule in 1941, the same year Romania entered the second world war, regaining territory from the soviets.
Romania reportedly accompanied Germany to Bessarabia, Bukovina and Transinitra where more than 160,000 local Jewish people were murdered. According to a report, Hitler placed Transinitra under Romanian administration. Reportedly most Jews living in other areas survived but their rights were curtailed: Germany occupied Hungary during which time 130,000 Hungarian speaking Jews from northern Transylvania were taken to death camps with the support of the hungarian administration.
After the soviet victory in the battle of Stalingrad, 1943, Luliu Maniu, a leader of the opposition to Antonescu reportedly entered into secret negotiations with british contingents who insisted that Romania had to seek reconciliation with the soviet union. According to the report, after a successful soviet offensive the young king Michael I ordered Antonescu’s arrest. He then invited politicians from the national liberals and the peasants’ movement to join the government. Romania then fought with russia against hungary and germany. Stalin however regarded Romania as an occupied country and reportedly instructed the king to make Petru Groza the communists’ party candidate, prime minister.
THE 1947 paris peace treaties followed, and the return of northern Transylvania to Romania. Also according to reports, u.n. recognition of soviet troops in Romania. Georghe Georghe-Dej, previously jailed for agitation became party leader. He and others reportedly forced Michael to abdicate and claimed Romania a peoples’ republic. In 1948, the state began to nationalise private firms and collectivise agriculture. No private business. Some believed to be enemies of the state were transported to be interned in Siberia. This may have lead to a different outlook.
In 1965, Nicolae Ceauşescu came to power. He is believed to have tried to be friends with everyone, though independent. According to a report, Romania’s foreign debt rose significantly between 1977 and 1981, the equivalent of 3 billion to 10 billion u.s. dollars resulting in a growing influence of the imf and the world bank. He resorted to austerity measures in order to pay off the debt, which he did. The effects though were poverty, leading to unrest and a takeover.
The first party to replace Nicolae Ceauşescu was reportedly the national salvation front lead by Ion Lliescu. Protests were said to have degenerated into violence. The nsf who reportedly weren’t believed, didn’t survive and splintered into several political parties. The democratic process was called into question. Emil Constantinescu was elected president in 1996. Lliescu returned to power in 2000. Traian Bâsescu was elected in 2004. During 2017/18 there were massive protests in Romania, said to be involving hundreds and thousands of protestors across the country. A national anti corruption directorate was formed in 2002.
The constitution of Romania is thought to be based on France’s republic. Said to be a multi party democratic system. There was reportedly a seperation of powers into legislative, executive and judicial spheres thought to be 2002. Believed now to be uniform in Europe, but whose directive?
Reportedly, current Romanian protocol is that executive powers are held by both the prime minister and the president. The president is seemingly elected by popular vote, who then appoints the prime minister who appoints the council of ministers. The model is believed to be in place elsewhere in europe, Africa and beyond. Has resulted in a question of government integrity.