THE VISITS OF CORNELIU MANESCU TO THE FORMER FRENCH MAGHREB COUNTRIES IN 1968
THE VISITS OF CORNELIU MANESCU TO THE FORMER FRENCH MAGHREB COUNTRIES IN 1968
Author(s): Bogdan Iulian RanteșSubject(s): Diplomatic history, Political history, Political behavior, Political psychology, Politics and communication, Politics and society, History and theory of political science, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Inter-Ethnic Relations, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: diplomatic relations; economic relations; Hassan II; Habib Bourguiba; Houari Boumedienne;
Summary/Abstract: This study aims to analyze the visits that the Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Corneliu Mănescu, made to Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. In that year, the Romanian official became known worldwide due to the fact that he was then elected president of the UN General Assembly. Thus, he was invited to visit many countries, but he was not able to honor them all. The three states were selected because, at that time, their relations with Romania were on the rise. It was initially proposed that these visits be included in a tour, but Algeria objected because they were not on good terms with Morocco. In the article we will study how these visits were prepared, their schedule and the discussions that Mănescu had with the leaders and other officials of those states. The receptions worthy of a real head of state that Mănescu received in Morocco and Tunisia will also be presented, as several protocol norms were broken. It will also be analyzed how these events were propagandistically speculated by the Romanian communist press.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2024
- Issue No: 36
- Page Range: 547-556
- Page Count: 10
- Language: Romanian