20 aprilie 1919 – ziua împlinirii dorinței de unire cu Țara
20th of April 1919 - The Day When the Desire to Unite with the Country Has Been Fulfilled

Summary/Abstract: The year 1918 was considered the astral year of the Romanian’s history, being the year of the national intercession - which encompassed almost the entire Romanian being and feeling -, confirmed by the international treaties concluded during the Paris Peace Conference. The people of the historical territories of the neighbouring empires, through their leaders, had taken the lead over the diplomacy and decisions of the greatest politicians of the time by consecrating their will in the acts of union adopted on 27 March, 28 November and 1 December 1918. Although the will of the Romanians of Transylvania, Banat, Crișana and Maramureș had become a historical decision – adopted at the Great National Assembly in Alba Iulia –, on 1 December 1918, in order to be implemented for those of Banat and Crișana, months had to pass, as they still had to face the hostility of the neighbouring Serbian and Hungarian peoples, who wanted to include these provinces within the borders of their national states. For the Romanians of Crișana had followed months of repressions from the central and local authorities of the Hungarian state which, despite belonging to different political orientations – from the right to the extreme left – had the same goal: to keep Crișana at least within the borders of Hungary and to establish the border on the Apuseni ridges. They were prosecuted and persecuted to the point of execution for treason, especially those who were at the Great Union, but also people who had the courage to openly declare their desire for union. The regime changes and especially the installation of Bela Kun’s Bolshevik regime maintained a state of terror that generated – in the end, out of desperation – even among the moderate representatives of the local authorities, the desire to call in the Romanian Army more quickly to ensure the protection of the city and its citizens. The entry into Oradea – on Easter Sunday, as a sign of the Resurrection – finally brought joy to the souls of the Romanians who had lost their peace under the threat of death. With the entry into Oradea, at the head of his brave soldiers, Oradea also entered the soul of Gen. Traian Moșoiu, proof that both he and his son would dedicate themselves to the city on the Criș.

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