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Map of Romania in 1919 with new regions annexed to it. Great Union Day (Romanian: Ziua Marii Uniri; also called Unification Day [1] or National Day) is a Romanian national holiday celebrated on 1 December to mark the 1918 Great Union (the unification of Transylvania, Bassarabia, and Bukovina with the Kingdom of Romania). [2]
The union of Transylvania with Romania was declared on 1 December [O.S. 18 November] 1918 by the assembly of the delegates of ethnic Romanians held in Alba Iulia. The Great Union Day (also called Unification Day [ 1 ] ), celebrated on 1 December, is a national holiday in Romania that celebrates this event.
Picture of the Great National Assembly of Alba Iulia, taken by Samoilă Mârza. The Great National Assembly of Alba Iulia (Romanian: Marea Adunare Națională de la Alba Iulia) was an assembly held on 1 December 1918 in the city of Alba Iulia in which a total of 1,228 delegates from several areas inhabited by ethnic Romanians declared the union of Transylvania with Romania.
Map of the Kingdom of Romania between 1918 and 1940 (Greater Romania) and its historical regions. In Romanian historiography, the Great Union (Romanian: Marea Unire) or Great Union of 1918 (Marea Unire din 1918) was the series of political unifications the Kingdom of Romania had with several of the Romanian historical regions, starting with Bessarabia on 27 March 1918, continuing with Bukovina ...
King Ferdinand signed into law the Union of Alba Iulia proclamation that allowed Transylvania, Banat, Crișana, and the Satumare and Maramureș regions to unite with Romania. [40] The Socialist Party of Romania was established as a successor to the Social Democratic Party. [41]
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19 December - Parts of Romania are reported to be under virtual martial law by Reuter. [13] 20 December – A general strike breaks out in all the factories in Timișoara. Timișoara is declared the first city free of communism in Romania. 21 December A huge rally in Bucharest turns into chaos as firecrackers explode at the periphery of the ...
Dazzling in the ups, terrifying and depressing in the downs. The burning devotion of the small-unit brotherhood, the adrenaline rush of danger, the nagging fear and loneliness, the pride of service. The thrill of raw power, the brutal ecstasy of life on the edge. “It was,” said Nick, “the worst, best experience of my life.”