Kings of Romania - Kings of Romania List of the Kingss of Romania: Carol I (1881-1914) Ferdinand (1914-1927) Michael (1927-1930) Carol II (1930-1940) Michael (1940-1947) See also History of Romania Lists of incumbents Hohenzollern Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.
Kingdom of Romania - Kingdom of Romania This article is part of the History of Romania series. Dacia Romania in the Middle Ages National awakening of Romania Kingdom of Romania Romania during World War II Communist Romania Romania since 1989 From 1859 to 1877, Romania evolved from a "personal union" of two principalities (Moldavia and Wallachia) under a single prince to a full-fledged kingdom with a Hohenzollern monarchy. After the defeat of the great empires of Central and Eastern Europe in World War I, "Greater Romania" added Transylvania, Bessarabia and Bukovina. However, "Greater Romania" was not to survive World War II. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Unification and monarchy 1.1 Timeline 2 The interbellum years 2.2 Timeline Unification and monarchy The 1859 ascendancy of Alexander John Cuza as prince of both.
History of Romania - History of Romania This article is the top of the History of Romania series. Dacia Romania in the Middle Ages National awakening of Romania Kingdom of Romania Romania during World War II Communist Romania Romania since 1989 This article provides only a brief outline of each period of the History of Romania; details are presented in separate articles (see the links in the box and below). Main article: Dacia The territory of today's Romania was inhabited in about 200 BC by the Dacians, a Thracian tribe. Eventually, a state emerged, for under the leadership of King Burebista (70-44 BC). Under his reign the Dacians became a powerful state which threatened even the regional interests of the Romans. Julius Caesar intended to start a campaign against the Dacians,.
History of Romania since 1989 - History of Romania since 1989 This article is part of the History of Romania series. Dacia Romania in the Middle Ages National awakening of Romania Kingdom of Romania Romania during World War II Communist Romania Romania since 1989 After the collapse of communism in the rest of Eastern Europe in the late summer and fall of 1989, a mid-December protest in Timişoara against the forced relocation of a Hungarian minister grew into a country-wide protest against the Ceauşescu regime, sweeping the dictator from power. Ion Iliescu took over as president on December 22nd. Ceauşescu was immediately arrested, and after a quick trial, he and his wife were executed on December 25th. About 1,500 people were killed in confused street fighting. An impromptu governing coalition, the National Salvation.
Geography of Romania - Geography of Romania Extending inland halfway across the Balkan Peninsula and covering a large elliptical area of 237,499 square kilometers (91,699 sq. mi.), Romania occupies the greater part of the lower basin of the Danube River system and the hilly eastern regions of the middle Danube basin. It lies on either side of the mountain systems collectively known as the Carpathians, which form the natural barrier between the two Danube basins. Romania's location gives it a continental climate, particularly in the Old Kingdom (east of the Carpathians and south of the Transylvanian Alps) and to a lesser extent in Transylvania, where the climate is more moderate. A long and at times severe winter (December-March), a hot summer (April-July), and a prolonged autumn (August-November) are the principal seasons,.
Greater Romania - Greater Romania Greater Romania (România Mare) generally refers to the territory of Romania in the years before the Second World War. Greater Romania included all of present-day Romania, plus Bessarabia and Bukovina, which compose most of present-day Moldova, and the small piece of present-day Bulgaria known as the Kadrilater or Quadrilateral. See also: History of Romania România Mare is also the name of a political party. See Greater Romania Party..
Greater Romania Party - Greater Romania Party The Greater Romania Party is a nationalist Romanian political party. It is led by Corneliu Vadim Tudor, a supporter of Nicolae Ceauşescu, and was founded by him in 1991. Policies of the party include annexing all Romanian territories under 'foreign administration' - thus including Moldova, and parts of Ukraine, and Bulgaria. It is seen as anti-semitic and anti-Hungarian. It is the second-largest party in the Romanian parliament; and polled around 20% of the vote. In the presidential elections it polled around 30%..
Ferdinand of Romania - Ferdinand of Romania Ferdinand or Ferdinand I (August 24 1865-July 20 1927) was the king of Romania from October 10 1914 until his death Born in Sigmaringen in southwestern Germany, Prince Ferdinand of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen became heir to the throne of his childless uncle, King Carol I of Romania in November 1888, following the renunciations of his father and elder brother. In 1893, Crown Prince Ferdinand married Princess Marie of Edinburgh, who was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and of Czar Alexander II of Russia. They had three sons (one of whom died in infancy) and three daughters. Ferdinand succeeded his uncle as King of Romania on 10 October 1914, reigning until his death on 20 July 1927. Though a member of a cadet.
Flag of Romania - Flag of Romania Flag Ratio: 2:3 The national flag of Romania is a tricolour of three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red. The colours represented here are thought to date far back into Romanian history, but the current incarnation was officially adopted only on December 27 1989. The previous national flag, that of the communist state (1947-1989), contained the then current national coat of arms in the centre yellow band. During the 1989 revolution many flags could be seen that had the communist emblem cut out of them and the subsequent government decided against adding any coat of arms to the flag, similar to the civil ensign during the Kingdom of Romania (1881-1947). The flag is very similar to the national flag of.
Foreign relations of Romania - Foreign relations of Romania Since December 1989, Romania has actively pursued a policy of strengthening relations with the West in general, more specifically with the United States and the European Union. Romania was a helpful partner to the allied forces during the Gulf war, particularly during its service as president of the UN Security Council. Romania has been active in peacekeeping operations in UNAVEM in Angola, IFOR/SFOR in Bosnia, and in Albania. Romania diligently enforces United Nations' sanctions against the Former Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY). Despite divisions within the Parliament and among the people, Romania supported NATO in the Kosovo campaign and granted approval for NATO to overfly Romanian airspace. While Romania does not belong to any military alliance yet (it will join NATO in 2004), it is.
Economy of Romania - Economy of Romania Economy - overview: After the collapse of the Soviet Bloc in 1989-91, Romania was left with an obsolete industrial base and a pattern of industrial capacity wholly unsuited to its needs. In February 1997, Romania embarked on a comprehensive macroeconomic stabilization and structural reform program, but reform subsequently has been a frustrating stop-and-go process. Restructuring programs include liquidating large energy-intensive industries and major agricultural and financial sector reforms. In 1999 Romania's economy contracted for a third straight year - by an estimated 4.8%. Romania reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund in August for a $547 million loan, but release of the second tranche was postponed in October because of unresolved private sector lending requirements and differences over budgetary spending. Bucharest avoided defaulting.
Elizabeth of Romania - Elizabeth of Romania King Carol and Queen Elizabeth of Romania Elizabeth of Romania (December 29, 1843 - November 2, 1916) was the consort of King Carol I of Romania, widely known by her literary name of "Carmen Sylva". She was the daughter of German Prince Hermann of Neuwied. She first met the future king of Romania at Berlin in 1861, and was married to him on the November 15, 1869. Her only child, a daughter, died in 1874. In the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 she devoted herself to the care of the wounded, and founded the Order of Elizabeth (a gold cross on a blue ribbon) to reward distinguished service in such work. She fostered the higher education of women in Romania, and established societies for various.
Katyn Massacre - prisoners, had been captured and executed by invading German units in 1941. In 1944, having retaken the Katyn area, the Soviets exhumed the bodies again. That same year, President of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt assigned Captain George Earle, his special emissary to the Balkans, to compile information on Katyn. Earle did so, using contacts in Bulgaria and Romania. Earle too concluded that the Soviet Union was guilty. FDR rejected that conclusion, saying that he was convinced of Nazi Germany's responsibility, and ordered Earle's report suppressed. When Earle formally requested permission to publish his findings, the President gave him a written order to desist. Earle was reassigned and spent the rest of the war in American Samoa. After the WWII the Polish Communist authorities covered up the matter in concord.
Vedea - Vedea The Vedea is a river in the southern part of Romania that rises from the Cotmeana Plateau and runs into the Danube, having a total length of 224 km, of which on 33 km the river is regulated. It flows in the Olt and Teleorman counties and the towns Alexandria and Roşiori de Vede are near the river. Vedea is the infinitive of the verb "to view" in Romanian..
Kenneth E. Hagin - and Healing Center. In 1979, he founded the Prayer and Healing Center to provide a place where the sick could come and have the opportunity to build their faith. Healing School continues to be held free of charge twice daily on the RHEMA campus. In 1974, Rev. Hagin founded RHEMA Bible Training Center USA, which has 23,000 alumni. There are RHEMA Bible Training Centers in 13 other nations of the world: Austria, Brazil, Colombia, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Romania, Samoa, Singapore, South Africa, and Thailand. On Saturday evening September 13 2003, Reverend Hagin went to bed feeling well. Sunday morning, he woke up and prepared for the day. Friends came over and cooked breakfast for he and his wife, Oretha. After finishing his breakfast, Rev. Hagin sat at the end.
Knights of the Garter (1700-1899) - the order (1867) Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria (1867) Emperor Alexander II of Russia (1867) Sultan Abdul Aziz (1867) John Winston Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough (1868) Prince Leopold George Duncan Albert, later Duke of Albany, youngest son of Queen Victoria (1869) Stratford Canning, Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, Ambassador to Turkey (1869) George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 2nd Earl of Ripon, Lord President, Viceroy of India, and other high offices (1869) Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 3rd Marquess of Westminster, (1870) Emperor Pedro II of Brazil (1871) Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland (1872) Shah Nasr ed-Din of Persia (1873) Thomas William Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester (1873) King George I of Greece, brother-in-law of the Prince of Wales (1876) Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, grandson of Queen Victoria, later Kaiser Wilhelm II (1877) King.
Knights of the Garter (after 1899) - Penshurst, Viceroy of India, Permanent Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs (1916) Prince Albert, later Duke of York, and eventually King George VI, second son of King George V (1916) James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury, Lord Privy Seal (1917) Thomas Henry Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath (1917) Henry John Brinsley Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland (1918) Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry (1919) Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner, High Commissioner for South Africa, Secretary of State for War, Colonial Secretary (1921) Prince Henry, later Duke of Gloucester, 3rd son of King George V (1921) Henry George Charles Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles, son-in-law of King George V (1922) Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, Prime Minister (1922) Prince George, fourth son of King George V (1923) King Ferdinand of Romania (1924).
Kogaionidae - gives the skull a square-like appearance, but differ from them in having a strongly elongated snout and different dentition," (Kielan-Jaworowska & Hurum 2001, p.418). Reference: Rãdulescu & Samson (1996), The first multituberculate skull from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Europe (Hateg Basin, Romania), Anuarul Institutului de Geologie al României, Supplement 1, 69, p.177-178. Page reference: Kielan-Jaworowska Z & Hurum JH (2001), Phylogeny and Systematics of multituberculate mammals. Paleontology 44, p.389-429. (This information has been derived from [1] MESOZOIC MAMMALS; 'basal' Cimolodonta, Cimolomyidae, Boffiidae and Kogaionidae, an internet directory. As that's my webpage, there are no issues of copyright. Trevor Dykes).
Kogaionon - Ref. Kogaionon is a mammal genus from the Upper Cretaceous of Romania. It lived in Transylvania at the same time as some of the last dinosaurs and was a member of the extinct order of Multituberculata. It was named after the holy mountain of the ancient Dacians. For those of a technical inclination, it's within the suborder of Cimolodonta, and the family Kogaionidae. Genus: Kogaionon Rădulescu R & Samson P, 1996 Species: \Kogaionon ungureanui Rădulescu R & Samson P, 1996 Place: Sinpetru Beds, Hateg Formation Country: Romania Age: Maastrichtian, Upper Cretaceous Remarks: A micromammal based on a well-preserved and near complete skull. The species name is in appreciation of the geologist, Costin Ungureanu, who found the fossil. Reference: Rădulescu & Samson (1996), The first multituberculate skull from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian).
Kurt Georg Kiesinger - 1966 following the collapse of the existing CDU/CSU-FDP coalition Kiesinger was elected to replace Ludwig Erhard as Chancellor, heading a new CDU/CSU-SPD alliance. The government formed by Kiesinger remained in power for nearly three years with the SPD leader Willy Brandt as Deputy Federal Chancellor and Foreign Minister. Kiesinger reduced tensions with the Soviet bloc nations establishing diplomatic relations with Czechoslovakia, Romania and Yugoslavia but he opposed any major conciliatory moves. In the election of 1969, the SPD preferred to form a leftist coalition with the FDP, ending the uninterrupted post-war reign of the CDU chancellors. Kiesinger was succeeded as Chancellor by Willy Brandt. Kiesinger continued to head the CDU/CSU in opposition until July 1971 and remained a member of the Bundestag until 1980. He died in Tübingen, West Germany. Preceded.
