Istoria ca un balast, LIII
History as Ballast, LIII

On a Centenary... Ionel Brătianu and the Peace Treaty in Trianon

Summary/Abstract: On the 4th of June, 2020 it was celebrated the centenary that marked the signing of the Peace Treaty in Trianon between the winning Allied Powers in the Great War and Hungary. The treaty stated the separation of the regions Transilvania, Banat, Crișana and Maramureș from Austria-Hungary. The mentioned territories were inhabited in majority by Romanians. This article presents the personality of Ionel Brătianu, leader of the National Liberal Party and Romania’s prime-minister during 1914-1919, his role in Romania’s entering the WWI on the side of the Entente and the achieving of Romanian national unity. The article offers a glimpse into the evolution of negociations with Hungary at the Peace Conference in Paris (1919-1920), and the meanings of the Treaty in Trianon for Romania 100 years after its signing.

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