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, largely inspired by the Soviet model. Starting from 1951, there were 8 five-year plans.


Origins

In 1948, the Communists had fully taken over the power in Romania and started to
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property and means of production. They began forced
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and
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by adopting the Soviet concept of five-year plans that set a number of goals to fulfill by the end of the terms. The first five-year plan started out in 1951.


Five-Year Plans


1951–1955

The first five-year plan took place between the years 1951 and 1955. Some of the 5 year plans are recorded on the countries postal stamp issues. They included: * The move to save and or stabilise the forests that had trees older than 200 years. * The reorganisation of farming and its efficiency. * Industrialisation. The five-year plan was adopted by the
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on December 15, 1951. The main objective of the plan was the construction of the
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.


1956–1960


1961–1965


1966–1970

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's regime gave a new impulse to industrialisation, and the accent was on developing the heavy industry. The goals of this five-year plan were allegedly attained in only four-and-a-half years; this was later used in many propaganda writings and songs.


1971–1975


1976–1980


1981–1985


1986–1989

The final five-year plan was intended to be completed in 1990. As the Communist regime ceased to exist in December 1989, the final five-year plan was cancelled and there were no subsequent five-year plans.


References


External links


Retrospective video about Five-Year Plans
Realitatea TV (Romanian)
Patriotic propaganda song about Five-Year Plans
(Romanian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Five-Year Plans Of Romania Socialist Republic of Romania Five-year plans