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The Proclamation of Islaz () was the program adopted on 9 June 1848 by
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revolutionaries during the
Wallachian Revolution of 1848
The Wallachian Revolution of 1848 was a Romanian liberal and nationalist uprising in the Principality of Wallachia. Part of the Revolutions of 1848, and closely connected with the unsuccessful revolt in the Principality of Moldavia, it sought t ...
. It was written by
Ion Heliade Rădulescu
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and publicly read at the small port town of
Islaz
Islaz is a Communes of Romania, commune in southern Romania, located in the southwestern Teleorman County, west of Turnu Măgurele. It is part of the historical province Oltenia, and is composed of two villages, Islaz and Moldoveni.
The commune ...
in southern
Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia (; ro, Țara Românească, lit=The Romanian Land' or 'The Romanian Country, ; archaic: ', Romanian Cyrillic alphabet: ) is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and so ...
. On 11 June, under pressure from the masses,
Domnitor
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Gheorghe Bibescu
Gheorghe Bibescu (;April 26th 1804 – 1 June 1873) was a ''hospodar'' (Prince) of Wallachia between 1843 and 1848. His rule coincided with the revolutionary tide that culminated in the 1848 Wallachian revolution.
Early political career
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was forced to accept the terms of the proclamation and recognise the provisional revolutionary government.
Provisions
The Proclamation of Islaz has the form and value of a constitutional act. Between these 22 provisions are notably:
*The independence of the administration and legislature.
*Separation of powers.
*Equal rights of the people.
*The election of a responsible
domnitor
''Domnitor'' (Romanian pl. ''Domnitori'') was the official title of the ruler of Romania between 1862 and 1881. It was usually translated as "prince" in other languages and less often as "grand duke". Derived from the Romanian word "''domn''" ...
for a period of 5 years.
*Reduction of the
civil list
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s of the
domnitor
''Domnitor'' (Romanian pl. ''Domnitori'') was the official title of the ruler of Romania between 1862 and 1881. It was usually translated as "prince" in other languages and less often as "grand duke". Derived from the Romanian word "''domn''" ...
.
*Emancipation of
Jew
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s and all other compatriots belonging to other rites.
*Emancipation of
Gypsies
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.
*Equal instruction.
*Creation of a system of prisons.
*Creation of a national guard.
The location of
Islaz
Islaz is a Communes of Romania, commune in southern Romania, located in the southwestern Teleorman County, west of Turnu Măgurele. It is part of the historical province Oltenia, and is composed of two villages, Islaz and Moldoveni.
The commune ...
(now in
Teleorman County
Teleorman County () is a county ( județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the historical region Muntenia, with its capital city at Alexandria.
The name ''Teleorman'' is of Cumanic ( Turkic) origin. It literally means ''crazy forest'' ...
, then in
Romanați County
Romanați County was a county (Romanian: '' județ'') in the Kingdom of Romania, in southeastern part of the historical region of Oltenia. The county seat was Caracal.
The county was located in the southwestern part of Romania, in the southeaster ...
) was a small port on the Danube with some commercial significance, which, unlike the ports of
Turnu Măgurele
Turnu Măgurele () is a city in Teleorman County, Romania, in the historical region of Muntenia. Developed nearby the site once occupied by the medieval port of Turnu, it is situated north-east of the confluence between the Olt River and the Dan ...
,
Giurgiu
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and
Calafat
Calafat () is a city in Dolj County, southern Romania, in the region of Oltenia. It lies on the river Danube, opposite the Bulgarian city of Vidin, to which it is linked by the Calafat-Vidin Bridge, opened in 2013. After the destruction of the bri ...
, was not under the direct control of the
Turks
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.
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