Permanent historical factsheet

Constitution of Romania

Romania · Government / Government of Romania. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

12Records
1866–1974Date range
7Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1866

Carol I1 July 1866

Bucharest · Government / Government of Romania

Carol promulgates the liberal Constitution of 1866.

1870

Ion Bratianu1870

Government / Government of Romania

Inspirational figure behind the foundation of the Republic of Ploiesti

1876

Ion Bratianu1876

Government / Government of Romania

Rosetti & Bratianu form a Liberal cabinet, which remains in power until 1888 & comes to terms with Carol

1923

Ion I. C. Bratianu28 March 1923

Bucharest · Government / Government of Romania

Bratianu's government promulgates the Constitution of 1923.

1930

Carol II1930

Government / Government of Romania

Establishes a dictatorship in Romania

1938

Carol II10 February 1938

Bucharest · Government / Government of Romania

The constitution is suspended & political parties suppressed

Carol II27 February 1938

Bucharest · Government / Government of Romania

Carol promulgates an authoritarian constitution concentrating power in the crown.

1948

Petru Groza13 April 1948

Bucharest · Government / Government of Romania

Groza's government adopts the first communist constitution.

1952

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej24 September 1952

Bucharest · Government / Government of Romania

Gheorghiu-Dej's government introduces a new Stalinist constitution.

1965

Nicolae Ceausescu21 August 1965

Bucharest · Government / Government of Romania

Ceausescu oversees adoption of the constitution establishing the Socialist Republic of Romania.

1968

Nicolae Ceausescu17 February 1968

Government / Government of Romania

Administrative reforms in Romania divide the country into 39 counties

1974

Nicolae Ceausescu1974

Bucharest · Government / Government of Romania

Merges to offices of Head of State & Party Leader

Names involved

Carol ICarol IIGheorghe Gheorghiu-DejIon BratianuIon I. C. BratianuNicolae CeausescuPetru Groza

Provenance

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