Aradul, cetate a Marii Uniri
Arad, a city of the Great Union

Summary/Abstract: Following the establishment of the Central National Romanian Council in Arad, on October 30, 1918, Arad becomes the political center of the Romanian nation in Hungary and Transylvania,with an important role played by Vasile Goldiş, who is regarded as the doctrinarian of the party. On November 6, 1918, C.N.R.C. published the Manifesto to the Romanian nation, which called on Romanians to enroll in the national guards and to wear the symbol of national unity, the Romanian tricolor flag. Another important measure in preparing the great historical act of1 December 1918 was the re-issuing, in Arad, of “Românul” (The Romanian) newspaper managed by Vasile Goldiş. In November 1918, C.N.R.C. held talks with the Iaşi government and representatives of the Hungarian government, after which the Arad based leadership of C.N.R.C. decided to convene the Great National Assembly of Alba Iulia, where Romanians would pronounce themselves on the union. On November 30, 1918, preparations were being made in Arad, with an enlarged conference of C.N.R.C. being convened, and the text of the Great Union Resolution was written and presented at the Great National Assembly of Alba Iulia by Vasile Goldiş.

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