List of communists imprisoned by the Kingdom of Romania

This is a list of communists imprisoned by the Kingdom of Romania for their political activity during the era of repression of communists, when the Communist Party and communist ideology were banned. Many of these communists belonged to the "prison wing" of the Romanian Communist Party, as opposed to the "Muscovite wing", which resided in exile in Moscow.

Name Period imprisoned Notes
Gheorghe Apostol 1937–1944[1]
Olga Bancic 1930s[2]
Emil Bodnăraș 1935–1942[3]
Mihail Gheorghiu Bujor
Scarlat Callimachi
Nicolae Ceaușescu 1934,[4] 1936 – December 1938,[4] June 1940 – 1944[5]
Alecu Constantinescu June 1921 – 1922 Dealul Spirii Trial
Miron Constantinescu
Gheorghe Cristescu June 1921 – 1922 Dealul Spirii Trial
Alexandru Dobrogeanu-Gherea May 1922 – June 1922
Alexandru Drăghici 1936–1944[6]
Leonte Filipescu June 1921 – 1922 Dealul Spirii Trial
assassinated in detention
Ștefan Foriș
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej 1933–1944
Max Goldstein December 1920 – 1924 died in prison
Vitali Holostenco June 1921 – 1922 Dealul Spirii Trial
Aladar Imre 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928
Elek Köblös June 1921 – 1922 Dealul Spirii Trial
David Korner June 1921 – 1922 Dealul Spirii Trial
Leon Lichtblau June 1921 – 1922 Dealul Spirii Trial
Haia Lifșiț 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928–1929 died in prison
Ion Gheorghe Maurer
Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu June 1921 – 1922, 1924 Dealul Spirii Trial[7]
Marcel Pauker June 1921 – 1922, 1923–1925, 1929 Dealul Spirii Trial[7]
Ilie Pintilie 1936–1940 died in prison
Grigore Preoteasa
Leonte Răutu 1931–1932, 1932–1934
Mihail Roller 1933, 1934, 1938
Eugen Rozvan June 1921 – 1922 Dealul Spirii Trial
Boris Stefanov June 1921 – 1922 Dealul Spirii Trial
Chivu Stoica 1933–1943[8]
Pavel Tcacenco June 1921 – 1922 Dealul Spirii Trial
killed in detention or while attempting to escape
Ion Vincze 1935, 1940–1944

Notes

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  1. ^ Burakovski, p.385
  2. ^ "Golda (Olga) Bancic", Holocaust Encyclopedia, US Holocaust Museum, accessed 9 September 2010
  3. ^ Burakovski, p.386
  4. ^ a b Burakovski, p.57
  5. ^ Burakovski, p.58
  6. ^ Burakovski, p.387
  7. ^ a b Tismăneanu, p.71
  8. ^ Burakovski, p.395

References

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  • Adam Burakovski (2011). Dictatura lui Nicolae Ceaușescu, 1965–1989 - Geniul Carpaților. Polirom. ISBN 978-973-46-1963-4.
  • Vladimir Tismăneanu (2005). Stalinism pentru eternitate. Polirom. ISBN 973-681-899-3.