Romania until 1989

Between the wars Romania consisted of territories claimed by themselves on behalf of modality. A new Hungarian minister for minorities offered the idea of referendums to decide the future of disputed territories but past policies of migration would mean a pro Hungarian result.

Territorial changes following world war 1 also applied to Czekoslavakia and Serbia. The three entered Hungary reportedly during a ceasefire ordered by the u.s. and reclaimed territory. Lead to cultural groups, mainly Hungarians or Magyars becoming minority ethnic groups recognised under the 1923 constitution of Romania.

Between 1920-1930 Romania’s king was Carol II, said to be of a german royal family and reportedly the first generation to be born in Romania. Consequently Romania fought with Germany, and during the course of the war lost territories to the soviet union, Hungary and Bulgaria.

Romania accompanied nazi troops to the soviet union where mass shootings and gassing were reportedly carried out. Atrocities together with serial air attacks by the allies may have been the reason why Romania changed sides yet the allies would not allow them to exit the war. Carol II was deposed in favour of his son Michael who reportedly organised a coup following a refusal by the communist party to make a deal. In 1944, Ion Antonescu, Romanian soldier and minister for defence was dismissed, arrested and charged with war crimes. The case for the prosecution claimed he was antisemitic and responsible for the deaths of many Jews, yet he reportedly established military rule as a way of dealing with pogroms which resulted in thousands being killed. When over a hundred people died during the Bucharest pogrom the Iron guard was prohibited and legionnaires said to be imprisoned.

In 1946 reportedly Antonescu was put on trial by the allied control commision. His defence did not recognise the military dictates of Germany who infact were dictated to by as called high germans or people of saxon descent. King Michael received pleas for clemency from Antonescu’s mother. He was executed by firing squad in 1946. His successor was posted as a military attache in London. Soviets signed a peace pact with the u.n. According to reports, Romania’s communist government began to assert independence. King Michael was exiled soon after the wedding of Elizabeth II and Philip. Soviet troops left Romania by 1958. The socialist republic of Romania existed until 1989.