State Council of Romania

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The State Council of Romania was the collective head of state and a key governing body in socialist Romania, exercising executive and legislative powers under the communist regime.

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf collective head of state ⓘ
governmental body ⓘ
state council ⓘ
chairTitle President of the State Council ⓘ
characteristic formally accountable to the Great National Assembly ⓘ
in practice dominated by the Communist Party leadership ⓘ
collectiveBody yes ⓘ
composition President of the State Council ⓘ
Secretary of the State Council ⓘ
Vice Presidents of the State Council ⓘ
other members elected by the Great National Assembly ⓘ
constitutionalStatus supreme organ of state power between sessions of the Great National Assembly ⓘ
country Romania ⓘ
deFactoLeader General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party ⓘ
dissolutionContext fall of the communist regime in Romania ⓘ
function appointed and dismissed government officials ⓘ
could declare states of emergency or mobilization ⓘ
issued decrees with force of law between sessions of the Great National Assembly ⓘ
oversaw implementation of laws and plans ⓘ
ratified international treaties ⓘ
governanceType one‑party socialist state structure ⓘ
headOfStateFunction represented the Romanian state in domestic affairs ⓘ
represented the Romanian state in foreign relations ⓘ
ideology communism ⓘ
jurisdiction Socialist Republic of Romania ⓘ
legalBasis 1965 Constitution of Romania ⓘ
notableChairperson Chivu Stoica ⓘ
Nicolae Ceaușescu ⓘ
period communist era in Romania ⓘ
politicalPartyControl Romanian Communist Party ⓘ
politicalSystem socialist Romania ⓘ
power executive powers ⓘ
legislative powers ⓘ
replaced Presidium of the Great National Assembly ⓘ
replacedBy Presidency of Romania ⓘ
role collective head of state of Romania ⓘ
key governing body in socialist Romania ⓘ
subordinateTo Great National Assembly ⓘ
timePeriod Cold War era ⓘ
linked to: Cold War

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

President of the State Council of Romania → partOf → State Council of Romania ⓘ
Council of State (Romania) → oversightOf → Council of Ministers of the Socialist Republic of Romania ⓘ
subject linked to: Council of State
linked to: State Council of Romania
Council of the National Salvation Front → replaces → State Council of Romania ⓘ
President of the National Council for Science and Technology → reportsTo → Council of Ministers of the Socialist Republic of Romania ⓘ
linked to: State Council of Romania
Council of Ministers of the Socialist Republic of Romania → linkedTo → State Council of the Socialist Republic of Romania ⓘ
subject linked to: Council of Ministers
linked to: State Council of Romania