1951 in Romania
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Events from the year 1951 in Romania. The year saw the Bărăgan deportations.
Events
- 30 March – The Securitate is reorganised under the name Direcția Generală a Securității Statului (DGSS).[4]
- 18 June – The Bărăgan deportations, during which 44,000 residents from Caraș-Severin, Mehedinți, and Timiș counties are deported. Of those, 2,000 die.[5]
- 20 October – The Frederic and Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck Art Museum is opened as a public gallery.[6]
- 15 December – The first Five-Year Plan (1951–1955) is adopted by the Great National Assembly;[7] the main objective of the plan is the construction of the Danube–Black Sea Canal.[8]
Popular culture
- In Our Village (În sat la noi), directed by Jean Georgescu and Victor Iliu.[9]
- Life Triumphs (Viața învinge), directed by Dinu Negreanu.[10]
