1962 in Romania

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Events from the year 1962 in Romania. The year saw the end of the collectivization of agriculture and increasing de-satellization of Communist Romania as the country last publicly supported the Soviet Union against China and took part is Warsaw Pact army exercises.

Incumbents

President of the State Council and General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party: Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej.^[1]
Prime Minister: Ion Gheorghe Maurer.^[2]

Events

3 March – As part of the de-satellization of Communist Romania, the country declares official and public support for the Soviet Union against the People's Republic of China for the last time in a letter.^[3]
April 28 – At a session of the Great National Assembly, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej declares that the collectivization of agriculture is complete.^[4]
19 September – The last joint exercise between the Romanian Land Forces and the armies of other Warsaw Pact members ends.^[5]

Cinema and theatre

Allo Allo, directed by Ion Popescu-Gopo, debuts in Romania.^[6]
A Bomb Was Stolen (Romanian : S-a furat o bombă), directed by Popescu-Gopo, is nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.^[7]

Births

2 January – Cristieana Cojocaru, winner of bronze in the hurdles at the 1984 Summer Olympics.^[8]
7 January – Florica Lavric, rower, gold medal winner at the 1984 Summer Olympics (died 2014).^[9]
26 February – Viorica Ioja, rower, gold medal winner at the 1984 Summer Olympics.^[10]
5 May – Rodica Arba, rower, winner of seven medals including gold at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.^[11]
28 June – Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu, long jumper, gold medal winner at the 1984 Summer Olympics.^[12]
10 August – Horia Gârbea, playwright, poet and novelist.^[13]
28 October – Liviu Dragnea, engineer and politician, leader of the Social Democratic Party between 2016 and 2019.^[14]
9 November – Marioara Popescu, rower gold medal winner at the 1984 and 1996 Summer Olympics.^[15]
11 November – Ildikó Raimondi, soprano.^[16]

Deaths

6 May – Virginia Andreescu Haret, architect (born 1894).^[17]
29 May – Gheorghe Arsenescu, officer who led a group of anti-communist resistance fighters, executed at Jilava Prison (born 1907).^[18]
2 September – Natalia Negru, poet and writer (born 1882).^[19]
17 November – Sandu Tudor, poet, journalist, theologian, and Orthodox monk, who died in Aiud Prison (born 1896).^[20]
12 December – Felix Aderca, modernist writer (born 1891).^[21]

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↑ Tucker, Spencer (2020). The Cold War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 669. ISBN 978-1-44086-076-8.
↑ Dragomir, Elena (2015). Cold War Perceptions: Romania's Policy Change Towards the Soviet Union, 1960-1964. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 136. ISBN 9781443873031.
↑ Iordachi, Constantin; Bauerkamper, Arnd. The Collectivization of Agriculture in Communist Eastern Europe: Comparison and Entanglements. Budapest: Central European University Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-6-15522-563-5.
↑ Volgyes, Ivan (1982). The Political Reliability of the Warsaw Pact Armies: The Southern Tier. Durham: Duke University Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-82230-509-5.
↑ Căliman, Călin (2017). Istoria filmului românesc 1897 - 2000[The history of the Romanian film 1897—2000]. Bucharest: Editura Contemporanul. p. 195. ISBN 978-6-06884-306-3.
↑ Virginás, Andrea (2021). Film Genres in Hungarian and Romanian Cinema: History, Theory, and Reception. Lanham: Lexington Books. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-79361-344-8.
↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christeana Cojocaru". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015.
↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Florica Lavric". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015.
↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Viorica Ioja". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015.
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↑ Cummings, David (2000). International Who's Who in Music and Musicians' Directory. Cambridge: International Biographical Centre. p. 529. ISBN 978-0-94887-553-3.
↑ Dimitrie Cantemir savant de dimensiune europeană. 300 de ani de la plecarea din domnie[Dimitrie Cantemir, Scientist with European Impact: 300 Years Since his Death] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Mica Valahie. 2012. p. 61. ISBN 978-6-06830-446-5.
↑ Dobrincu, Dorin (February 2016). "1 februarie 1960 – arestarea col. Gheorghe Arsenescu, lider al grupului de rezistență din Făgăraș" (in Romanian). Memorial of the Victims of Communism and of the Resistance . Retrieved August 16, 2022.
↑ Petcu, Marian (2013). Istoria Jurnalismului din România în Date: Enciclopedie Cronologică[History of Romanian Journalism in Data: Chronological Encyclopedia] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Polirom. p. 1890. ISBN 978-9-73463-854-3.
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[1] Spuler, Bertold (1977). Rulers and Governments of the World Volume 3: 1930 to 1975. London: Bowker. p. 443. ISBN 978-0-85935-056-3.

[2] Tucker, Spencer (2020). The Cold War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 669. ISBN 978-1-44086-076-8.

[3] Dragomir, Elena (2015). Cold War Perceptions: Romania's Policy Change Towards the Soviet Union, 1960-1964. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 136. ISBN 9781443873031.

[4] Iordachi, Constantin; Bauerkamper, Arnd. The Collectivization of Agriculture in Communist Eastern Europe: Comparison and Entanglements. Budapest: Central European University Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-6-15522-563-5.

[5] Volgyes, Ivan (1982). The Political Reliability of the Warsaw Pact Armies: The Southern Tier. Durham: Duke University Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-82230-509-5.

[6] Căliman, Călin (2017). Istoria filmului românesc 1897 - 2000[The history of the Romanian film 1897—2000]. Bucharest: Editura Contemporanul. p. 195. ISBN 978-6-06884-306-3.

[7] Virginás, Andrea (2021). Film Genres in Hungarian and Romanian Cinema: History, Theory, and Reception. Lanham: Lexington Books. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-79361-344-8.

[8] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christeana Cojocaru". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015.

[9] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Florica Lavric". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015.

[10] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Viorica Ioja". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015.

[11] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rodica Arba-Puşcatu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.

[12] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anișoara Stanciu-Cușmir". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015.

[13] Lefter, Ion Bogdan (1999). Romanian Writers of the '80s and '90s. Pitești: Editura Paralela 45. p. 85. ISBN 978-9-73943-364-8.

[14] Gherghina, Sergiu (2020). Party Leaders in Eastern Europe. Cham: Springer International Publishing. p. 199. ISBN 978-3-03032-025-6.

[15] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marioara Popescu-Ciobanu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.

[16] Cummings, David (2000). International Who's Who in Music and Musicians' Directory. Cambridge: International Biographical Centre. p. 529. ISBN 978-0-94887-553-3.

[17] Dimitrie Cantemir savant de dimensiune europeană. 300 de ani de la plecarea din domnie[Dimitrie Cantemir, Scientist with European Impact: 300 Years Since his Death] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Mica Valahie. 2012. p. 61. ISBN 978-6-06830-446-5.

[18] Dobrincu, Dorin (February 2016). "1 februarie 1960 – arestarea col. Gheorghe Arsenescu, lider al grupului de rezistență din Făgăraș" (in Romanian). Memorial of the Victims of Communism and of the Resistance . Retrieved August 16, 2022.

[19] Petcu, Marian (2013). Istoria Jurnalismului din România în Date: Enciclopedie Cronologică[History of Romanian Journalism in Data: Chronological Encyclopedia] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Polirom. p. 1890. ISBN 978-9-73463-854-3.

[20] Vasileanu, Marius (December 2, 2011). "Adevăratul Sandu Tudor". Ziarul Financiar (in Romanian). Retrieved August 24, 2022.

[21] Leferman, Mariana (1999). Dicționarul Personalităților Doljene[Dolj's Personality Dictionary] (in Romanian). Craiova: Aius. p. 11. ISBN 978-9-73949-017-7.

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