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Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej was a Romanian politician. He was the first communist leader of Romania from 1947 to 1965, serving as first secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1944 to 1954 and from 1955 to 1965, and as the first communist Prime Minister of Romania from 1952 to 1955.
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politics · Leader of Romania from 1947 to 1965 · politician · diplomat · trade unionist · also Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, Gheorghiu-Dej
Born 8 November 1901 · Died 19 March 1965 · Q294072
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2011· 1 entry
Hotnews: Cultul personalitatii lui Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
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1991· 1 entry
After the Romanian Revolution, his body was exhumed and reburied at Bellu Cemetery
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1978· 1 entry
Wrote that Ceaușescu had allegedly told him about "ten international leaders the Kremlin killed or tried to kill"; Gheorghiu-Dej was among them
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1965· 1 entry
Died 1965-03-19.
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1961· 2 entries
Became head of state as the president of the newly created State Council
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Career landmark: President of the State Council (1961–1965).
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1960· 1 entry
When he sent his head of foreign intelligence to Paris and London in order to clarify Romania's desire to interact with the West and disregard Comecon orders
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1958· 1 entry
The Red Army withdrew its last troops from Romania (a personal achievement of Gheorghiu-Dej)
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1956· 1 entry
Gheorghiu-Dej instructed the new ambassador to the U
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1955· 2 entries
Career landmark: Secretary General of the Romanian Communist Party (1955–1965).
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At the same time handing the premiership to Chivu Stoica
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1954· 1 entry
To Gheorghe Apostol, retaining the premiership
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1953· 1 entry
The Bârlad Bearing Company was put into operation, which later developed reaching a number of approx
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1952· 3 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Romania (1952–1955).
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Groza stepped down from the premiership and became head of state as Chairman of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly
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Construction began of the Borzești Petrochemical Platform with the first combine (Refinery no
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1950· 1 entry
Romania's economic plan involved 89% of trade to be solely with the Soviet Bloc
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1945· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (Romania) (1945).
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1944· 2 entries
After the Soviet occupation, but did not consolidate his power until 1952, after he purged Ana Pauker and her Muscovite faction comrades from power
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Career landmark: Secretary General of the Romanian Communist Party (1944–1954).
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1936· 1 entry
Was elected to the party's Central Committee and became leader of the prison faction of the communist party (party members who were incarcerated in Romania, a term distinguishing them from party members living in exil
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1930· 1 entry
Gheorghiu became more politically active, joining the Communist Party of Romania
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1901· 1 entry
Born 1901-11-08.
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