The New Age of Heroes

11th February 2014

Hello, today we will be posting important terms you should know which are to do with this topic. These terms will help tremendously with this project, so try to remember them. 

Ceausescu: Last communist ruler of Romania and also the first president of Romania.

CDR: Conventiona Democratica din Romania (Democratic Convention of Romania)

FDSN: Frontul Democrat al Salvarii Nationale (Democratic Front of National Salvation)

FSN: Frontul Salvarii Nationale (National Salvation Front)

GUF:Grupul pentru Unitatea Frontului (Group for the Front's Unity

LAM: Legiunea Arhanghelului Mihail (Legion of Archangel Michael)

PAC: Partidul Aliantei Civice (Civic Alliance Party)

PCR: Partidul Comunist Roman (Romanian Communist Party)

PD: Partidul Democrat (Democratic Party)

PD FSN: Partidul Democrat Frontul Salvarii Nationale (Democratic Party National Salvation Front)

PDSR: Partidul Democratiei Sociale din Romania ( Party of Social Democracy in Romania)

PER: Partidul Ecologist Roman (Romanian Ecological Party)

PF: Frontul Popular (Popular Front)

PL '93: Partidul Liberal '93 (Liberal Party '93)

PMR: Partidul Muncitoresc Roman (Romanian Workers' Party)

PNL: Partidul National Liberal (National Liberal Party)

PNT: Partidul National Taranesc (National Peasants Party)

PNT CD: Partidul National Taranesc Crestin Democrat (National Peasants Party Christian Democratic)
PRM: Partidul Romania Mare (Greater Romanian Party)

PSDR: Partidul Social Democrat Roman (Romanian Social Democratic Party)

PSM: Partidul Socialist al Muncii (Socialist Labor Party)

PUNR: Partidul Unitatii Nationale Romane (Romanian National Unity)

UDMR: Uniunea Democrata Maghiara din Romania (Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania)

USD: Uniunea Social Democrat (Social Democratic Union)

VR: Viitor pentru Romania (A Future for Romania)

 

Ballot Box: A closed box in which voters put their ballot papers in.

Monarchical Regime: A form of government where there is an absolute ruler who has power for life

Authoritarian government: This type of government is non-democratic.

Communist rule: Everybody is counted equal, and the government controls the country

Eastern European transitions: Transitions from communist to free-market societies

Simultaneous political and economic reform: Change politics and economics at the same time

Lacklustre: characterless, no force

NATO expansion: NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) expansion is making NATO larger. Romania was excluded from the first round of NATO.