1958 in Romania
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Events from the year 1958 in Romania. The year saw the end of the Soviet occupation of Romania with the last Soviet troops leaving the country.
- President of the Provisional Presidium of the Republic:[1]
- Petru Groza (until 7 January).
- Ion Gheorghe Maurer (from 11 January).
- Prime Minister: Chivu Stoica.[2]
- General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party: Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej.[3]
Events
- 20 February – A Hungarian delegation, including János Kádár, visits Romania. They make explicit that Hungary has no territorial claims over Hungarian-speaking part of the country.[4]
- 27 May – Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev declares that Soviet troops will withdraw from Romania.[5]
- 6 June – The start of a three-day trial of four students who organised a conference to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the crowning of Stephen the Great. They are found guilty and imprisoned until 1964.[6]
- 21 July – In response to the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, the Great National Assembly passes Decree 318, stating that contacting foreigners to declare Romania neutral carries the death penalty.[7]
- 25 July – The last Soviet troops leave Romania, ending the Soviet occupation.[8]
- 14 November – Romania establishes its first diplomatic relations at the embassy level with a sub-Saharan country, Guinea.[9]
- Unknown – The last Csángós school is closed as part of the Romanianization of Western Moldavia.[10]
Art and literature
- Ciulinii Bărăganului, a Franco-Romanian film directed by Louis Daquin and Gheorghe Vitanidis, based on a novel of the same title by Panait Istrati, was nominated for the Golden Palm award at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.[11]
