1955 in Romania

Events from the year 1955 in Romania. The year saw the country join the United Nations and Warsaw Pact, the latter as a founder. Amongst notable people who died during the year was composer George Enescu.

Incumbents

 * President of the Provisional Presidium of the Republic: Petru Groza.
 * Prime Minister:
 * Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (until 4 October).
 * Chivu Stoica (after 4 October).
 * General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party:
 * Gheorghe Apostol (until 30 September).
 * Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (after 30 September).

Events

 * 14 February – Dissident émigrés seize the Romanian embassy in Bern, Switzerland, in protest against the government. The group surrender after two days.
 * 14 May – The Warsaw Pact is signed with Romania a founding member.
 * 15 May – Following the signing of the Austrian State Treaty, Gheorghiu-Dej announced that Soviet troops would remain in Romania as long as foreign soldiers continue to be stationed in West Germany.
 * 23 August – During a visit by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, Gheorghiu-Dej proposes the withdrawal of Soviet troops. The request is not received favourably until 1958.
 * 14 December – Romania joins the United Nations.

Births

 * 18 January – Rodica Simion, mathematician (died 2000).
 * 31 January – Virginia Ruzici, tennis player, winner of the 1978 French Open.
 * 14 April – Daniela Crăsnaru, poet.
 * 19 April – Agafia Constantin, sprint canoeist, winner of the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
 * 4 May – Mihaela Runceanu, pop singer and vocal techniques teacher (died 1989).
 * 7 May – Florența Crăciunescu, winner of the bronze medal in the discus at the 1984 Summer Olympics (died 2008).
 * 23 May – Preda Mihăilescu, mathematician.
 * 3 August – Renate Weber, lawyer, politician and first Romanian appointed as Chief of an EU Election Observation Mission.

Deaths

 * 15 January – Tit Liviu Chinezu, bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church, died in Sighet Prison (born 1904).
 * 6 February – Constantin Argetoianu, politician, Prime Minister in 1939, died in Sighet Prison (born 1871).
 * 4 May – George Enescu, composer (born 1881).
 * 5 March – Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu, novellist (born 1876).