1956 in Romania
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Events from the year 1956 in Romania. At the University of Bucharest, students demonstrated in support of the Hungarian Revolution. The year also saw the end of the last SovRom joint enterprises and the first broadcast from TVR, Romania's first TV network.
Events
- 10 February – Romania signs a reciprocal arrangement with Yugoslavia regarding air routes.[4]
- 26 June – Following a three day visit from Yugoslavia's President Josip Broz Tito, a joint communique is signed between Romania and Yugoslavia promoting nuclear disarmament and free trade.[5]
- 8 July – The Romania women's national handball team are declared World Champions in Frankfurt.[6]
- 22 October – The last SovRom joint enterprises with the Soviet Union, Sovromcuarț and Sovrompetrol, are dissolved.[7]
- 5 November – Students at the University of Bucharest protest in support of the Hungarian Revolution. The movement is repressed.[8]
- 22 November – Imre Nagy arrives in Bucharest after being arrested, ending the Hungarian Revolution.[9]
- 31 November – The first TV network in the country, Televiziunea Română, (TVR) makes its first broadcast.[10]
