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Ion Antonescu Biography and Timeline
Follow Ion Antonescu through 21 dated historical records for Romania.
Ion Antonescu, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
21Distinct records
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1937–1946Years on this page
1937
1940
Abdication of Carol II
Comes to power on the abdication of King Carol II
Role range: 1940-1944
Head of State
Appointed Pro-German Head of State
Role range: 1940-1944
Appointment as Prime Minister
Carol II appoints Antonescu prime minister with broad political powers.
Role range: 1940-1944
National Legionary State
Antonescu proclaims a National Legionary State with the Iron Guard.
Role range: 1940-1941
Execution
60 former aides of Carol II are exected
Role range: 1940-1944
Alliance Tripartite Pact
Signs the Tripartite Pact
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1944
Pact between Germany, Italy, Japan and Romania
Signs the Tripartite Pact
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1944
Signs the Tripartite Pact
Signs the Tripartite Pact
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1944
Tripartite Pact
Signs the Tripartite Pact
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1944
1941
Legionary Rebellion
Antonescu defeats the Iron Guard rebellion and consolidates personal rule.
Role range: 1940-1944
National Legionary State
Antonescu formally ends the National Legionary State.
Role range: 1940-1944
Operation Barbarossa
Joins Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1944
Iasi Pogrom
Romanian authorities perpetrate mass killing in Iasi.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1944
Invasion of Russia
Romanian forces join the invasion of Russia by Germany
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1944
1944
Alliance Axis
Romanian Prime Minister Ion Antonescu is dismissed by King Michael, paving the way for Romania to abandon the Axis in favor of the Allies
Role range: 1940-1944
Dismissal
Romanian Prime Minister Ion Antonescu is dismissed by King Michael, paving the way for Romania to abandon the Axis in favor of the Allies
Role range: 1940-1944
Arrest of Ion Antonescu
Antonescu is arrested during King Michael's coup.
Role range: 1940-1944
Alliance Axis
Romanian Prime Minister Ion Antonescu is dismissed by King Michael, paving the way for Romania to abandon the Axis in favor of the Allies
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1944
1946
Death of Ion Antonescu
Former pro-German head of State executed for War crimes
Role range: 1939-1945
Execution
Former pro-German head of State executed for War crimes
Role range: 1939-1945
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.