Great National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Romania
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The Great National Assembly (Romanian: Marea Adunare Națională; MAN) was the supreme body of state power of the Socialist Republic of Romania. The Great National Assembly was the only branch of government in Romania, and per the principle of unified power, all state organs were subservient to it. After the overthrow of Communism in Romania in December 1989, the Great National Assembly was dissolved by decree of the National Salvation Front (FSN) and eventually replaced by the bicameral parliament, made up of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.
Great National Assembly Marea Adunare Națională | |
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Communist Romania (1948-1989) | |
Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Established | 1948 |
Disbanded | 1989 |
Preceded by | Romanian: Reprezentanța Națională1 (Adunarea Deputaților2) |
Succeeded by | Parliament of Romania (Chamber of Deputies and the Senate) |
Seats | 369 |
Elections | |
Direct show elections | |
Meeting place | |
Palatul Adunării Deputaților | |
Footnotes | |
1the name under which the Parliament of Romania was defined by the 1866 and 1923 Constitutions; |
The Great National Assembly was elected every four years, and each individual member represented 60,000 citizens. The system was created to imitate the Soviet model.