A commemorative session called "75 years since the Night of Dignitaries", about the imprisonment of several people by the then communist regime, is scheduled for today at the Auditorium of the Romanian Academy.
According to the Romanian Academy, the event, organised by its National Institute for the Study of Totalitarianism, brings to attention a tragic moment in the history of Romania, the night of May 5, 1950, when dozens of former dignitaries from 1918-1944 were illegally arrested and imprisoned by the communist regime in power.
There will be presentations of the historical facts that took place 75 years ago, biographical stories about those who suffered in the Sighet prison, as well as an analysis of the memoirs of those who were arrested on May 5, 1950.
The commemorative session will end with a micro-recital by soprano Alina Bottez, accompanied on the piano by Ieronim Buga.
The year 1950 was marked by the Romanian communist regime's desire to eliminate any form of opposition from the Romanian society. On May 5, 1950, what is known in historiography as the "Night of the Dignitaries" took place, the illegal arrest of dozens of former interwar dignitaries. Imprisoned back then were two former prime ministers of Romania - Gheorghe Tatarescu and Ion Gigurtu ; Alexandru Lapedatu, former chairman of the Romanian Academy; historians Gh. I. Bratianu, Constantin C. Giurescu, Ion Nistor, members of the Romanian Academy, along with numerous other former dignitaries. After their arrest, they were taken to the Sighet penitentiary, and some of them died in detention, without their bodies being found. AGERPRES
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