1955 in Romania

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Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1955 History of Romania Timeline of Romanian history Years in Romania

Events from the year 1955 in Romania. The year saw the country join the United Nations and Warsaw Pact, the latter as a founder. Amongst notable people who died during the year was composer George Enescu.

Incumbents

• President of the Provisional Presidium of the Republic: Petru Groza. ^[1]
• Prime Minister: ^[2]
  • Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (until 4 October).
  • Chivu Stoica (after 4 October).
• General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party: ^[3]
  • Gheorghe Apostol (until 30 September).
  • Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (after 30 September).

Events

• 14 February – Dissident émigrés seize the Romanian embassy in Bern, Switzerland, in protest against the government. The group surrender after two days. ^[4]
• 14 May – The Warsaw Pact is signed with Romania a founding member. ^[5]
• 15 May – Following the signing of the Austrian State Treaty, Gheorghiu-Dej announced that Soviet troops would remain in Romania as long as foreign soldiers continue to be stationed in West Germany. ^[6]
• 23 August – During a visit by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, Gheorghiu-Dej proposes the withdrawal of Soviet troops. The request is not received favourably until 1958. ^[7]
• 14 December – Romania joins the United Nations. ^[8]

Births

• 18 January – Rodica Simion, mathematician (died 2000). ^[9]
• 31 January – Virginia Ruzici, tennis player, winner of the 1978 French Open. ^[10]
• 14 April – Daniela Crăsnaru, poet. ^[11]
• 19 April – Agafia Constantin, sprint canoeist, winner of the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. ^[12]
• 4 May – Mihaela Runceanu, pop singer and vocal techniques teacher (died 1989). ^[13]
• 7 May – Florența Crăciunescu, winner of the bronze medal in the discus at the 1984 Summer Olympics (died 2008). ^[14]
• 23 May – Preda Mihăilescu, mathematician.
• 3 August – Renate Weber, lawyer, politician and first Romanian appointed as Chief of an EU Election Observation Mission. ^[15]

Deaths

• 15 January – Tit Liviu Chinezu, bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church, died in Sighet Prison (born 1904). ^[16]
• 6 February – Constantin Argetoianu, politician, Prime Minister in 1939, died in Sighet Prison (born 1871).
• 4 May – George Enescu, composer (born 1881). ^[17]
• 5 March – Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu, novelist (born 1876). ^[18]

References

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18. Treptow, Kurt W.; Bolovan, Ioan (1996). A History of Romania. Iasi: Center for Romania Studies. p. 517. ISBN   978-0-88033-345-0.