Flag of Romania, March 28, 1948 - September 24, 1952
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From 1947 to 1965, the state was known as the Romanian People's Republic (Republica Populara Romina, RPR).It existed under Marxist-Leninist one-party Communist rule.
ID: A flag with three vertical stripes and a crest in the center. The stripes go, from left to right: blue, yellow, and red. The crest in the center shows a mountainous landscape with a sun rising behind mountains, encircled by wheat plants. A blue, yellow, and red flag wraps around the bottom of the circle of wheat plants, with the letters “R P R” superimposed on top of the flag.
This file appears in: Preparing to Flee
Preparing to Flee
"In 1947, Romania became a communist dictatorship. They came to my father one morning and said, the factories he owned have now been nationalized, that he will still run them but he will no longer own them. As I said, my mother was stubborn;…