Background

T
he Communist Party of Romania, PCdR – established in May 1921 – activated clandestinely from 1924 to 1944 because of its political program and as the organization and operation way were considered by the authorities of time as a threat to the state order. The party emerged from the underground after the Act of August 23, 1944 and the removal of the regime of Ion Antonescu, the restoring of multi-party system, the amnesty of political prisoners (except Legionnaires) and the abolition of internment camps.