1952 in Romania

Decades:	1930s; 1940s; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s;
See also:	Other events of 1952; History of Romania; Timeline of Romanian history; Years in Romania;

Events from the year 1952 in Romania. After a new trade agreement is signed with the Soviet Union, a new constitution affirms ties with the Communist state, indicated by a red star being added to the coat of arms, emblem and flag.

Incumbents[edit]

President of the Provisional Presidium of the Republic: ^[1]
- Constantin Ion Parhon (until 3 June).
- Petru Groza (from 3 June)
Prime Minister: ^[2]
- Petru Groza (until 2 June)
- Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (from 2 June)
General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party: Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej.^[3]

Events[edit]

25 June – Romania signs a trade agreement with the Soviet Union.^[4]
18 July – A proposal for the boundaries of the Magyar Autonomous Region is published.^[5]
29 July – Iosif Sîrbu wins Romania's first Olympic gold medal in shooting.^[6]
24 September – The Great National Assembly adopts a new constitution with strong ties to the Soviet Union.^[7] A red star is added to the coat of arms, emblem and flag to show the alignment.^[8]
20 November – Parliamentary elections are held. The People's Democratic Front are the only party on the ballot.^[9]

Births[edit]

14 January – Mihaela Loghin, shot put medal winner at the 1984 Summer Olympics.^[10]
14 January – Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, politician, Prime Minister from 2004 to 2008.
30 January — Silvia Marcovici, violinist.^[11]
4 March — Florian Pop, mathematician.
12 March — Gregorian Bivolaru, organization founder.^[12]
31 March — Nelly Miricioiu, operatic soprano.^[13]
21 April — Cristian S. Calude, mathematician.
5 May – Maia Ciobanu, composer and musicologist.^[14]
30 August – Daniel Dăianu, economist, professor, and politician.
27 September – Dumitru Prunariu, cosmonaut.^[15]

Deaths[edit]

6 February – Ioan Carlaonț, major general in World War II and anti-communist resistance leader, who died at Aiud Prison (born 1885).
25 February – Stan Ghițescu, politician who died at Sighet Prison (born 1881).^[16]
25 February – Ioan Rășcanu, general during World War I, Minister of War in 1919–1921, who died at Sighet Prison (born 1878).^[17]
11 July – Valeriu Traian Frențiu, bishop of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church, who died at Sighet Prison, beatified on 2 June 2019 (born 1875).^[18]^[19]
16 September – Nicolae Păiș, counter-admiral, undersecretary of state, who died at Aiud Prison (born 1887).^[20]
2 October – Mircea Vulcănescu, economist, philosopher and far-right politician, who died at Aiud Prison (born 1904).^[21]
14 November – Ion V. Gruia, jurist and politician, who died at Sighet Prison (born 1895).^[22]
30 November – Barbu Alinescu, major general in World War II (born 1890).

References[edit]

^ Spuler, Bertold (1977). Rulers and Governments of the World Volume 3: 1930 to 1975. London: Bowker. p. 443. ISBN 978-0-85935-056-3.
^ Tucker, Spencer (2020). The Cold War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 669. ISBN 978-1-44086-076-8.
^ Bell, Imogen (2003). Central and South-Eastern Europe. London: Europa. p. 483. ISBN 978-1-85743-186-5.
^ Ginsburgs, George; Simons, William B. (1968). The Soviet Union and International Cooperation in Legal Matters. Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff. p. 103. ISBN 978-9-02473-677-5.
^ Olti, Ágoston; Gidó, Attila (2009). Minoritatea Maghiară în Perioada Comunistă [Hungarian Minority in the Communist Period] (in Romanian). Cluj-Napoca: Editura Institutului pentru Studierea Problemelor Minorităților Naționale. p. 273. ISBN 978-6-06922-238-6.
^ Mallon, Bill (1988). The Olympic Record Book. New York and London: Garland. p. 443. ISBN 978-0-82402-948-7.
^ Herb, Guntram Henrik; Kaplan, David H. (2008). Nations and nationalism: A Global Historical Overview. Volume 3: 1945 to 1989. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 1588. ISBN 978-1-85109-907-8.
^ Dobler, Lavinia (1968). National Holidays Around the World. New York: Fleet Press Corporation. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-83030-044-0.
^ Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (2010). Elections in Europe: A Data Handbook. Baden-Baden: Nomos. p. 1591. ISBN 978-3-83295-609-7.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mihaela Loghin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
^ Băileșteanu, Fănuș (2005). Români Celebri din Străinătate: Dicționar [Famous Romanians Abroad: Dictionary] (in Romanian). Bucharest: România Press. p. 211. ISBN 978-9-73823-662-2.
^ Alexandru, Ion. "A evadat in din arestul Securitatii". Jurnalul. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
^ Hall, Charles J. (2002). Chronology of Western Classical Music. Vol. 2. London: Routledge. p. 928. ISBN 978-0-41594-217-1.
^ Kay, Ernest (1989). International Who's who of Professional and Business Women. Cambridge: Melrose Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-90033-298-2.
^ Hooper, Gordon R. (1986). The Soviet Cosmonaut Team: A Comprehensive Guide to the Men and Women of the Soviet Manned Space Programme. Woodbridge, Suffolk, England: GRH Publications. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-95113-120-6.
^ Ionițoiu, Cicerone (2000), Victimele terorii comuniste. Arestați, torturați, întemnițați, uciși. Dicționar G (PDF) (in Romanian), Bucharest: Editura Mațina de scris, pp. 218–219, ISBN 973-99994-2-5, retrieved 1 September 2022
^ Stroea, Adrian; Ghinoiu, Marin (November 9, 2015). "Un martir al neamului românesc – generalul artilerist Ioan Rășcanu". File din istoria artileriei. Fapte, întâmplări și oameni (in Romanian). Romanian Land Forces. pp. 286–299. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
^ Roszkowski, Wojciech; Kofman, Jan (2016). Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century. Armonk: Taylor and Francis. p. 1902. ISBN 978-0-76561-027-0.
^ Glatz, Carol (25 March 2019). "Pope to beatify martyrs, visit Marian shrine on trip to Romania". National Catholic Reporter. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
^ Ionițoiu, Cicerone. "Victimele terorii comuniste. Arestați, torturați, întemnițați, uciși. Dicționar P" (PDF) (in Romanian). pp. 104–105. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
^ Ionițoiu, Cicerone (1982). Morminte Fără Cruce [Tombs Without a Cross] (in Romanian). Vol. 1. Munich: Jon Dumitru. p. 22. OCLC 490477377.
^ Ionițoiu, Cicerone. "Victimele terorii comuniste. Arestați, torturați, întemnițați, uciși. Dicționar G" (PDF) (in Romanian). p. 302. Retrieved September 1, 2022.

[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] Bell, Imogen (2003). Central and South-Eastern Europe. London: Europa. p. 483. ISBN 978-1-85743-186-5.

[4] Ginsburgs, George; Simons, William B. (1968). The Soviet Union and International Cooperation in Legal Matters. Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff. p. 103. ISBN 978-9-02473-677-5.

[5] Olti, Ágoston; Gidó, Attila (2009). Minoritatea Maghiară în Perioada Comunistă [Hungarian Minority in the Communist Period] (in Romanian). Cluj-Napoca: Editura Institutului pentru Studierea Problemelor Minorităților Naționale. p. 273. ISBN 978-6-06922-238-6.

[6] Mallon, Bill (1988). The Olympic Record Book. New York and London: Garland. p. 443. ISBN 978-0-82402-948-7.

[7] Herb, Guntram Henrik; Kaplan, David H. (2008). Nations and nationalism: A Global Historical Overview. Volume 3: 1945 to 1989. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 1588. ISBN 978-1-85109-907-8.

[8] Dobler, Lavinia (1968). National Holidays Around the World. New York: Fleet Press Corporation. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-83030-044-0.

[9] Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (2010). Elections in Europe: A Data Handbook. Baden-Baden: Nomos. p. 1591. ISBN 978-3-83295-609-7.

[10] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mihaela Loghin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2022.

[11] Băileșteanu, Fănuș (2005). Români Celebri din Străinătate: Dicționar [Famous Romanians Abroad: Dictionary] (in Romanian). Bucharest: România Press. p. 211. ISBN 978-9-73823-662-2.

[12] Alexandru, Ion. "A evadat in din arestul Securitatii". Jurnalul. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2011.

[13] Hall, Charles J. (2002). Chronology of Western Classical Music. Vol. 2. London: Routledge. p. 928. ISBN 978-0-41594-217-1.

[14] Kay, Ernest (1989). International Who's who of Professional and Business Women. Cambridge: Melrose Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-90033-298-2.

[15] Hooper, Gordon R. (1986). The Soviet Cosmonaut Team: A Comprehensive Guide to the Men and Women of the Soviet Manned Space Programme. Woodbridge, Suffolk, England: GRH Publications. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-95113-120-6.

[16] Ionițoiu, Cicerone (2000), Victimele terorii comuniste. Arestați, torturați, întemnițați, uciși. Dicționar G (PDF) (in Romanian), Bucharest: Editura Mațina de scris, pp. 218–219, ISBN 973-99994-2-5, retrieved 1 September 2022

[17] Stroea, Adrian; Ghinoiu, Marin (November 9, 2015). "Un martir al neamului românesc – generalul artilerist Ioan Rășcanu". File din istoria artileriei. Fapte, întâmplări și oameni (in Romanian). Romanian Land Forces. pp. 286–299. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)

[18] Roszkowski, Wojciech; Kofman, Jan (2016). Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century. Armonk: Taylor and Francis. p. 1902. ISBN 978-0-76561-027-0.

[19] Glatz, Carol (25 March 2019). "Pope to beatify martyrs, visit Marian shrine on trip to Romania". National Catholic Reporter. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2022.

[20] Ionițoiu, Cicerone. "Victimele terorii comuniste. Arestați, torturați, întemnițați, uciși. Dicționar P" (PDF) (in Romanian). pp. 104–105. Retrieved August 25, 2020.

[21] Ionițoiu, Cicerone (1982). Morminte Fără Cruce [Tombs Without a Cross] (in Romanian). Vol. 1. Munich: Jon Dumitru. p. 22. OCLC 490477377.

[22] Ionițoiu, Cicerone. "Victimele terorii comuniste. Arestați, torturați, întemnițați, uciși. Dicționar G" (PDF) (in Romanian). p. 302. Retrieved September 1, 2022.

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