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Bucharest Conference Of Representatives Of Communist And Workers Parties
The Bucharest Conference of Representatives of Communist and Workers Parties and the Conference of Communist and Workers Parties of the Socialist Countries were two meetings of communist party, communist parties held in Bucharest, Romania on June 24–26, 1960. The conferences were held on the side-lines of the Third Congress of the Romanian Workers Party, held June 20–25, 1960. Historical background The conference has been described as the first public display of conflict between the Soviet and Chinese communist parties, in the emerging Sino-Soviet split. It was the first clash between the two parties in a gathering of communist parties (whilst conflicts had already played out in meetings of front organizations). Purpose of the conference The meeting was held on the initiative of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union On June 2, 1960, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union wrote to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), requesting an international meeting to resolve differences w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gheorghiu-Dej & Khrushchev At Bucharest's Baneasa Airport (June 1960)
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (; 8 November 1901 – 19 March 1965) was a Romanian Communism, communist politician and electrician. He was the first Socialist Republic of Romania, Communist leader of Romania from 1947 to 1965, serving as first secretary of the Romanian Communist Party (ultimately "Romanian Workers' Party", PMR) from 1944 to 1954 and from 1955 to 1965, and as the first Communist Prime Minister of Romania from 1952 to 1955. Born in Bârlad (1901), Gheorghiu-Dej was involved in the communist movement's activities from the early 1930s. Upon the outbreak of World War II in Europe, he was imprisoned by Ion Antonescu's regime in the Târgu Jiu detention camp, and escaped only in August 1944. After the forces of King of Romania, King Michael I of Romania, Michael ousted Antonescu and had him arrested for war crimes, Gheorghiu-Dej together with prime-minister Petru Groza pressured the King into abdicating in December 1947, marking the onset of out-and-out Communist rule in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
