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Romania in 1938

Historical records for Romania in 1938, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

18Records
16Events
5Named people
3Places
4Categories

Historical records

February

10 February 1938Constitution of RomaniaCarol II

Bucharest · Government / Government of Romania

The constitution is suspended & political parties suppressed

10 February 1938DismissalCarol II

Government / Government of Romania

Dismisses Octavian Goga due to his antisemitic policies & the poor economy

10 February 1938DismissalOctavian Goga

Bucharest · Government / Government of Romania

Dismissed by Carol II for anti-semitism & for failed economic policies

10 February 1938Dismissal of Octavian GogaCarol II

Bucharest · Government / Government of Romania

Carol dismisses Goga and prepares a royal authoritarian regime.

10 February 1938ParliamentOctavian Goga

Government / Government of Romania

Carol II dismisses Octavian Goga due to his antisemitic policies & poor economy

10 February 1938Political PartiesCarol II

Bucharest · Government / Government of Romania

The constitution is suspended & political parties suppressed

11 February 1938Cristea GovernmentMiron Cristea

Bucharest · Government / Government of Romania

Cristea becomes prime minister under Carol II's royal dictatorship.

27 February 1938Constitution of RomaniaCarol II

Bucharest · Government / Government of Romania

Carol promulgates an authoritarian constitution concentrating power in the crown.

February 1938CoupCarol II

Bucharest · Revolution / Revolution of Romania

Assumes all the essential powers of Government & abolishes political parties

March

16 March 1938Informs Orme Germany intends to absorb HungaryVergil Tilea

Bucharest · Government / Government of Romania

Informs Orme Germany intends to absorb Hungary before attacking Romania

16 March 1938Invasion of RomaniaVergil Tilea

Bucharest · Government / Government of Romania

Informs Orme that Germany intends to absorb Hungary before attacking Romania

September

6 September 1938AbdicationCarol II

House / House of Hohenzollern

Abdicates after making territorial concessions

December

16 December 1938National Renaissance FrontCarol II

Bucharest · Government / Government of Romania

Carol creates the National Renaissance Front as the sole legal political organisation.

Other Events

1938Death of Alexandru AverescuAlexandru Averescu

Warfare / Military

Death of Alexandru Averescu

1938Rule of BessarabiaCarol II

Bessarabia · Government / Government of Romania

Bessarabia, north Bukovina, south Dobrudja & 1/2 Transylvania are ceded

1938Rule of BukovinaCarol II

Bucharest · Government / Government of Romania

Bessarabia, north Bukovina, south Dobrudja & 1/2 Transylvania are ceded

1938Rule of DobrudjaCarol II

Bucharest · Government / Government of Romania

Bessarabia, north Bukovina, south Dobrudja & 1/2 Transylvania are ceded

1938Rule of TransylvaniaCarol II

Transylvania · Government / Government of Romania

Half of Transylvania is ceded to surrounding states

Names involved

Alexandru AverescuCarol IIMiron CristeaOctavian GogaVergil Tilea

Places involved

BessarabiaBucharestTransylvania

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.