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The National Romanian Fascio ( ro, Fascia Națională Română) was a small
The National Romanian Fascio ( ro, Fascia Națională Română) was a small fascist
Fascism is a far-right, Authoritarianism, authoritarian, ultranationalism, ultra-nationalist political Political ideology, ideology and Political movement, movement,: "extreme militaristic nationalism, contempt for electoral democracy and pol ...
group that was active in Romania for a short time during the 1920s.
Led by Titus Panaitescu Vifor, the group emerged from the short-lived ''National Fascist Party'' in 1921 and, at its peak, had around 1,500 members. It defined itself as '' national socialist'', and generally it pursued a policy of corporatism, land reform and support for the creation of agricultural cooperatives
An agricultural cooperative, also known as a farmers' co-op, is a cooperative in which farmers pool their resources in certain areas of activity.
A broad typology of agricultural cooperatives distinguishes between agricultural service cooperati ...
. It was critical of capitalism and also espoused antisemitism
Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jews. A person who holds such positions is called an antisemite. Antisemitism is considered to be a form of racism.
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. The movement's main areas of influence were Western Moldavia, Bukovina
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, and Banat.
The party merged with the National Italo-Romanian Cultural and Economical Movement
The National Italo-Romanian Cultural and Economic Movement ( ro, Mișcarea Națională Culturală și Economică Italo-Română) or National Italo-Romanian Fascist Movement () was a short-lived Fascist movement active in Romania during the early 19 ...
in 1923 to form the National Fascist Movement, although a small rump movement carried on, with little significance. Both groups shared a close affinity to Italian fascism which facilitated their merger.R. Ioanid , 'Romania', RJB Bosworth, ''The Oxford Handbook of Fascism'', Oxford University Press, 2009, pp, 402-3
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