Union of Bukovina with Romania
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The union of Bukovina with Romania was declared in 28 November 1918, being officially recognized by the international community in 1919 and 1920.
Timeline of events
1918
- 22 October - Constantin Isopescu-Grecul, a Bukovinian Romanian deputy in the Austrian Imperial Council, warns the authorities in Vienna that if they do not force Budapest to release Transylvania and other Romanian-inhabited areas from Hungary, then the Romanian subjects of the empire would have to look for outside help.[1]
- 25 October - The Ukrainian National Committee for Bukovina is formed.[1]
- 27 October - The Romanian National Council is formed under the leadership of Iancu Flondor.[1]
- 3 November - The Ukrainian National Rada takes control of the state apparatus in Czernowitz and the surrounding area.[2]
- 4 November - Aurel Onciul, a Romanian Bukovinian politician, concludes an agreement (not authorized by the Romanian National Council) with the Ukrainian National Committee providing for the division of Bukovina along ethnic lines and joint Romanian-Ukrainian control over Czernowitz (the capital of Bukovina).[1]
- 6 November - The Ukrainian National Committee occupies all Government buildings in Czernowitz and Omelian Popowicz is proclaimed President of "Ukrainian Bukovina".[3]
- 7 November - Iancu Flondor appeals to the Romanian Government to occupy the entire land of Bukovina.[1]
- 9/10 November - Romania re-declares war on the Central Powers (the May 1918 Treaty of Bucharest put an end to the first Romanian Campaign).[1][4]
- 10 November - The Ukrainian National Committee together with its military supporters retreat from Czernowitz.[3]
- 11 November - Czernowitz (claimed by the West Ukrainian People's Republic) is seized by the Romanian Army.[1][5][3]
- 12 November - The Romanian National Council establishes a new government in Bukovina under Flondor's presidency.[1]
- 28 November - The Romanian National Council, together with Polish and German representatives, convokes the General Congress of Bukovina which requests the union of Bukovina with Romania.[1][6]
- 19 December - The Romanian Government issues a decree formalizing Bukovina's annexation.[1]
1919
- 10 September - The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye is signed, recognizing Romanian sovereignty over Bukovina (the frontiers of Romania were to be later fixed).[7][8][9]
1920
- 10 August - The Treaty of Sèvres established the Romanian-Polish boundary (mainly, based on the July 1919 Lwów Convention).[8][10]
Aftermath
Since 2015, Bukovina Day is celebrated in Romania every 28 November to commemorate the union of the region with Romania.[11]
Gallery
Bukovina within Austria-Hungary
Flag of Bukovina
Division of Bukovina (orange) as claimed by the West Ukrainian People's Republic (black interrupted line)
Ethnic map of Bukovina (purple = Romanians, green = Ukrainians)
Iancu Flondor
See also
References
External links
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