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| 1821 | Bratianu, Ion |  |
| 2nd June Arges Birth of Ion Bratianu |
| 1859 | Alecsandri, Vasile | |
| Appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 1866 | Bratianu, Ion | |
| Takes part in the deposition of Prince Carol of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen |
| 1870 | Bratianu, Ion | |
| Inspirational figure behind the foundation of the Republic of Ploiesti |
| 1876 | Bratianu, Ion | |
| Rosetti & Bratianu form a Liberal cabinet, which remains in power until 1888 & comes to terms with Carol |
| 1885 | Alecsandri, Vasile | |
| Appointed Minister of France |
| 1891 | Bratianu, Ion | |
| 16th May Death of Ion Bratianu |
| 1900 | Marghiloman, Alexandru | |
| Appointed Minister of the Interior |
| 1907 | Averescu, Alexandru | |
| Mar Appointed Minister of War |
| 1912 | Marghiloman, Alexandru | |
| Appointed Minister of Finance |
| 1918 | Averescu, Alexandru | |
| Bucharest Dissatisfied with the treaty of Bucharest, which Ferdinand refuses to sign, the King forces Averescu from office |
| 8th Feb Appointed Prime Minister of Romania, 1st term, by Ferdinand I after the resignation of Ion Bratianu |
| 1918 | Maniu, Luliu | |
| Bucharest Proclaims union with Romania |
| 1918 | Marghiloman, Alexandru | |
| Signs a peace treaty with the central powers which is never ratified |
| 1920 | Averescu, Alexandru | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Romania, 2nd term |
| 1926 | Averescu, Alexandru | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Romania, 3rd term |
| 1928 | Maniu, Luliu | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Romania, 1st term |
| 1930 | Carol II | |
| Establishes a dictatorship in Romania |
| 1932 | Maniu, Luliu | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Roumania, 2nd term |
| 1933 | Duca, Ion | |
| 30th Dec Death of Ionn Duca, assassinated |
| 30th Dec Ion Duca is assassinated |
| 1934 | Titulescu, Nicholas | |
| 9th Feb The Balkan Pact reflects the work of the Romanian Foreign Minister, Nicholas Titulescu |
| 9th Feb The Turkish, Greek, Romanian, and Yugoslav governments sign the Balkan Pact |
| 9th Feb Turkey, Greece, Romania & Yugoslavia mutually guarantee the security of the Balkan frontiers & pledge not to take any action with regard to any Balkan non-signatory state without previous consultation |
| 1937 | Calinescu, Armand | |
| Appointed Minister of the Interior |
| 1938 | Carol II | |
| Bessarabia Bessarabia, nth Bukovina, sth Dobrudja & 1/2 Trans ylvania are ceded |
| Transylvania Half of Trans ylvania is ceded to surrounding states |
| 10th Feb Dismisses Octavian Goga due to his antisemitic policies & the poor economy |
| 10th Feb Bucharest The constitution is suspended & political parties suppressed |
| 1938 | Goga, Octavian | |
| 10th Feb Carol II dismisses Octavian Goga due to his antisemitic policies & poor economy |
| 10th Feb Bucharest Dismissed by Carol II for anti-semitism & for failed economic policies |
| 1938 | Tilea, Vergil | |
| 16th Mar Bucharest Informs Orme Germany intends to absorb Hungary before attacking Romania |
| 16th Mar Bucharest Informs Orme that Germany intends to absorb Hungary before attacking Romania |
| 1939 | Calinescu, Armand | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Romania |
| Bucharest Assassinated by Iron Guardists |
| 1940 | Antonescu, Ion | |
| 4th Sep Bucharest Appointed Pro-German Head of State |
| 4th Sep Bucharest Comes to power on the abdication of King Carol II |
| 21st Nov 60 former aides of Carol II are exected |
| 1944 | Antonescu, Ion | |
| 23rd Aug King Michael organizes a coup against the pro-Nazi dictator, Marshal Ion Antonescu, but is double-crossed by Joseph Stalin and betrayed by the Allies who ceded the country to the Russians at the Yalta summit in 1945 |
| 23rd Aug Romanian Prime Minister Ion Antonescu is dismissed by King Michael, paving the way for Romania to abandon the Axis in favor of the Allies |
| 1944 | Radescu, Nicolae | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Romania |
| 1945 | Groza, Petru | |
| 2nd Mar Appointed Prime Minister of Romania |
| 2nd Mar Forms a pro-Soviet Government |
| 1945 | Radescu, Nicolae | |
| Bucharest Dismissed by Russia for attempting to counter the influence of communists |
| Bucharest Goes into exile after being dismissed from Government |
| 1961 | Gheorghiu-Dej, Gheorghe | |
| Appointed President of Romania |
| 1965 | Ceausescu, Nicolae | |
| 9th Dec Appoints family members to senior positions within the government |
