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Ion Antonescu Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ion Antonescu, based on 21 World History Database records associated with Romania.

21 records1937–194619 events4 places

Chronological biography

1937

Chief of Staff1937

Warfare / Military · Chief of Staff

Appointed Chief of Staff

1940

Abdication of Carol II4 September 1940

Government / Government of Romania · Head of State · Bucharest

Comes to power on the abdication of King Carol II

Appointment as Prime Minister4 September 1940

Government / Government of Romania · General · Prime Minister of Romania · Bucharest

Carol II appoints Antonescu prime minister with broad political powers.

Head of State4 September 1940

Government / Government of Romania · Head of State · Bucharest

Appointed Pro-German Head of State

National Legionary State14 September 1940

Government / Government of Romania · General · Conducator of Romania · Bucharest

Antonescu proclaims a National Legionary State with the Iron Guard.

Alliance Tripartite PactNovember 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Head of State

Signs the Tripartite Pact

Pact between Germany, Italy, Japan and RomaniaNovember 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Head of State

Signs the Tripartite Pact

Signs the Tripartite PactNovember 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Head of State

Signs the Tripartite Pact

Tripartite PactNovember 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Head of State

Signs the Tripartite Pact

Execution21 November 1940

Government / Government of Romania · Head of State

60 former aides of Carol II are exected

1941

Legionary Rebellion21 January 1941

Government / Government of Romania · General · Conducator of Romania · Bucharest

Antonescu defeats the Iron Guard rebellion and consolidates personal rule.

End of National Legionary State14 February 1941

Government / Government of Romania · General · Conducator of Romania · Bucharest

Antonescu formally ends the National Legionary State.

Invasion of RussiaJune 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Head of State

Romanian forces join the invasion of Russia by Germany

Operation Barbarossa22 June 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Marshal · Conducator · Bessarabia

Joins Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union.

Iasi Pogrom29 June 1941

Politics / Holocaust in Romania · Marshal · Conducator · Iasi

Romanian authorities perpetrate mass killing in Iasi.

1944

Alliance Axis23 August 1944

Government / Government of Romania · Head of State

Romanian Prime Minister Ion Antonescu is dismissed by King Michael, paving the way for Romania to abandon the Axis in favor of the Allies

Alliance Axis23 August 1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Head of State

Romanian Prime Minister Ion Antonescu is dismissed by King Michael, paving the way for Romania to abandon the Axis in favor of the Allies

Arrest of Ion Antonescu23 August 1944

Government / Government of Romania · General · Conducator of Romania · Bucharest

Antonescu is arrested during King Michael's coup.

Dismissal23 August 1944

Government / Government of Romania · Head of State

Romanian Prime Minister Ion Antonescu is dismissed by King Michael, paving the way for Romania to abandon the Axis in favor of the Allies

1946

Death of Ion Antonescu1 June 1946

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Jilava

Former pro-German head of State executed for War crimes

Execution1 June 1946

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Jilava

Former pro-German head of State executed for War crimes

Titles and roles

Chief of Staff · General · Conducator of Romania · General · Prime Minister of Romania · Head of State · Marshal · Conducator

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.