Saturday, January 7, 2017

Saturday, June 7, 1930: Carol II's Triumphant Return to Romania

Bucharest:  Carol II, Prince of Romania, who renounced his right to the throne in 1925 after an extra-marital affair, flies into Bucharest in the middle of the night and is proclaimed king.  He is welcomed by his brother and several regiments of the military, and hailed by the public as savior of the nation, which is struggling in the Depression.  The person he would replace on the throne is his own son, Michael, age 8.  Carol says he will only rule until Michael comes of age.  The National Assembly is said to be overwhelmingly in favor of this development, and the prime minister has resigned to make way for it.

Rome:  More military display by Italy.  The air force holds a mock combat involving 20 divisions of warplanes to demonstrate the nation’s advances in air power.  This comes the day before France is scheduled to hold its own air show.

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