F-swastika of the National Romanian Fascio

The National Romanian Fascio ( ro, Fascia Națională Română) was a small fascist group that was active in

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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 ''

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'', and generally it pursued a policy of

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land reform Land reform is a form of agrarian reform involving the changing of laws, regulations, or customs regarding land ownership. Land reform may consist of a government-initiated or government-backed property redistribution, generally of agricultural ...

and support for the creation of agricultural cooperatives. It was critical of

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and also espoused

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. The movement's main areas of influence were

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, Bukovina, and

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. The party merged with the National Italo-Romanian Cultural and Economical Movement in 1923 to form the

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, 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'',

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, 2009, pp, 402-3

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