1952 in Romania

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Events from the year 1952 in Romania. After a new trade agreement is signed with the Soviet Union, a new constitution affirms ties with the Communist state, indicated by a red star being added to the coat of arms, emblem and flag.

The regions of the Romanian People's Republic between 1950 and 1952

Incumbents

• President of the Provisional Presidium of the Republic: ^[1]
  • Constantin Ion Parhon (until 3 June).
  • Petru Groza (from 3 June)
• Prime Minister: ^[2]
  • Petru Groza (until 2 June)
  • Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (from 2 June)
• General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party: Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej. ^[3]

Events

• 25 June – Romania signs a trade agreement with the Soviet Union. ^[4]
• 18 July – A proposal for the boundaries of the Magyar Autonomous Region is published. ^[5]
• 29 July – Iosif Sîrbu wins Romania's first Olympic gold medal in shooting. ^[6]
• 24 September – The Great National Assembly adopts a new constitution with strong ties to the Soviet Union. ^[7] A red star is added to the coat of arms, emblem and flag to show the alignment. ^[8]
• 20 November – Parliamentary elections are held. The People's Democratic Front are the only party on the ballot. ^[9]

Births

• 14 January – Mihaela Loghin, shot put medal winner at the 1984 Summer Olympics. ^[10]
• 14 January – Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, politician, Prime Minister from 2004 to 2008.
• 30 January — Silvia Marcovici, violinist. ^[11]
• 4 March — Florian Pop, mathematician.
• 12 March — Gregorian Bivolaru, organization founder. ^[12]
• 31 March — Nelly Miricioiu, operatic soprano. ^[13]
• 21 April — Cristian S. Calude, mathematician.
• 5 May – Maia Ciobanu, composer and musicologist. ^[14]
• 30 August – Daniel Dăianu, economist, professor, and politician.
• 27 September – Dumitru Prunariu, cosmonaut. ^[15]

Deaths

Ioan Rășcanu (1878–1952)

• 6 February – Ioan Carlaonț, major general in World War II and anti-communist resistance leader, who died at Aiud Prison (born 1885).
• 25 February – Stan Ghițescu, politician who died at Sighet Prison (born 1881). ^[16]
• 25 February – Ioan Rășcanu, general during World War I, Minister of War in 1919–1921, who died at Sighet Prison (born 1878). ^[17]
• 11 July – Valeriu Traian Frențiu, bishop of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church, who died at Sighet Prison, beatified on 2 June 2019 (born 1875). ^{[18] [19]}
• 16 September – Nicolae Păiș, counter-admiral, undersecretary of state, who died at Aiud Prison (born 1887). ^[20]
• 2 October – Mircea Vulcănescu, economist, philosopher and far-right politician, who died at Aiud Prison (born 1904). ^[21]
• 14 November – Ion V. Gruia, jurist and politician, who died at Sighet Prison (born 1895). ^[22]
• 30 November – Barbu Alinescu, major general in World War II (born 1890).

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