1949 in Romania
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Events from the year 1949 in Romania. The year saw the introduction of collectivization and the first Romanian identity card.
Events
- 12 January – Capital punishment is introduced for treason and sabotage.[4]
- 15 February – The Romanian Aeronautical Command is reorganised as the Aviation Command of the Army of the Socialist Republic of Romania, with regiments and aerodrome servicing battalions based on the model of the Soviet Air Forces.[5]
- 3–5 March – The collectivization of agriculture is announced, with the abolition of the traditional rural hierarchy and socialisation of the agricultural workforce based on the Soviet kolkhoz.[6]
- 29 June – Work on the Danube–Black Sea Canal commences.[7]
- 23 August – Romania celebrates the first Liberation from Fascist Occupation Day.[8]
- 14 September – The newspaper Scînteia accuses Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia of planning to invade Romania.[9]
- 15 September – The first Romanian identity card (Romanian: Carte de identitate) is issued, causing concern amongst minorities like the Székelys.[10]
