Army of the Socialist Republic of Romania
The Army of the Socialist Republic of Romania was the army of the Socialist Republic of Romania, previously known as the Army of the Romanian People's Republic during the Romanian People's Republic. Following the Romanian Revolution in 1989, it was renamed to the Romanian Armed Forces. It consisted of the Ground Forces, the Navy and the Air Force.
An artillery soldier with a shirt and cap model 1952 and shoulder boards and service branch pin model 1948.
A conscript from Botoșani in uniform, prior to university studies, 1960.
Sălăjan on May Day in 1953. Sălăjan served as the second Chief of the General Staff and the second Minister of National Defence
The Naval Building in Constanța served as the headquarters for the Navy.
The Romanian revolution was a period of violent civil unrest in Romania during December 1989 as a part of the revolutions of 1989 that occurred in several countries around the world, primarily within the Eastern Bloc. The Romanian revolution started in the city of Timișoara and soon spread throughout the country, ultimately culminating in the drumhead trial and execution of longtime Romanian Communist Party (PCR) General Secretary Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena, and the end of 42 years of Communist rule in Romania. It was also the last removal of a Marxist–Leninist government in a Warsaw Pact country during the events of 1989, and the only one that violently overthrew a country's leadership and executed its leader; according to estimates, over one thousand people died and thousands more were injured.
Tanks and Miliția on the Magheru Boulevard in Bucharest during the 1989 Revolution
Demonstration in Timișoara
People detained after 22 December 1989 in Timișoara
T-55 tank in front of Opera House
