member_of_political_party gheorghe apostol
The ___MASK82___ ( Romanian : "", PCR ) was a communist party in Romania . Successor to the pro - Bolshevik wing of the Socialist Party of Romania , it gave ideological endorsement to communist revolution and the disestablishment of Greater Romania . The PCR was a minor and illegal grouping for much of the interwar period , and submitted to direct Comintern control . During the 1930s , most of its activists were imprisoned or took refuge in the Soviet Union , which led to the creation of separate and competing factions until the 1950s . The Communist Party emerged as a powerful actor on the Romanian political scene in August 1944 , when it became involved in the royal coup that toppled the pro - Nazi government of Ion Antonescu . With support from Soviet occupation forces , the PCR was able to force King Michael I into exile , and establish undisguised Communist rule in 1948 . From then until 1989 , it was for all intents and purposes the only legally permitted party in the country . Hungary is a unitary parliamentary ___MASK71___ in Central Europe . It covers an area of , situated in the Carpathian Basin and bordered by Slovakia to the north , Romania to the east , Serbia to the south , Croatia to the southwest , Slovenia to the west , Austria to the northwest , and Ukraine to the northeast . With about 10 million inhabitants , Hungary is a medium - sized member state of the European ___MASK54___ . The official language is Hungarian , which is the most widely spoken Uralic language in the world . Hungary ' s capital and largest metropolis is Budapest , a significant economic hub , classified as an Alpha - global city . Major urban areas include Debrecen , Szeged , Miskolc , Pécs and Gyr . Gheorghe Apostol ( May 16 , 1913 -- August 21 , 2010 ) was a Romanian politician , deputy Prime Minister of Romania and a former leader of the ___MASK73___ , noted for his rivalry with Nicolae Ceauescu . The European ___MASK54___ ( EU ) is a political and economic ___MASK54___ of member states that are located primarily in Europe . It has an area of , and an estimated population of over 510 million . The EU has developed an internal single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states . EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people , goods , services , and capital within the internal market , enact legislation in justice and home affairs , and maintain common policies on trade , agriculture , fisheries , and regional development . Within the Schengen Area , passport controls have been abolished . A monetary ___MASK54___ was established in 1999 and came into full force in 2002 , and is composed of 19 EU member states which use the euro currency . Romania is a sovereign state located in Southeastern Europe . It borders the Black Sea , Bulgaria , Ukraine , Hungary , Serbia , and Moldova . It has an area of and a temperate - continental climate . With 19 . 94 million inhabitants , the country is the seventh - most - populous member state of the European ___MASK54___ . The capital and largest city , Bucharest , with its 1 , 883 , 425 inhabitants is the sixth - largest city in the EU . Bulgaria ( tr . '), officially the ___MASK71___ of Bulgaria ( tr . '), is a country in southeastern Europe . It is bordered by Romania to the north , Serbia and Macedonia to the west , Greece and Turkey to the south , and the Black Sea to the east . With a territory of , Bulgaria is Europe ' s 16th - largest country . Serbia , officially the ___MASK71___ of Serbia , is a sovereign state situated at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe , covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central Balkans . Relative to its small territory , it is a diverse country distinguished by a " transitional " character , situated along cultural , geographic , climatic and other boundaries . Serbia is landlocked and borders Hungary to the north ; Romania and Bulgaria to the east ; Macedonia to the south ; and Croatia , Bosnia - Herzegovina , and Montenegro to the southwest ; it also claims a border with Albania through the disputed territory of Kosovo . Serbia numbers around 7 million residents , and its capital , Belgrade , ranks among the largest cities in Southeast Europe . Moldova ( or sometimes ), or Moldavia , officially the ___MASK71___ of Moldova , is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe , bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north , east , and south . The capital city is Chiinu . Nicolae Ceauescu ( 26 January 1918  25 December 1989 ) was a Romanian Communist politician . He was general secretary of the ___MASK82___ from 1965 to 1989 , and as such was the country ' s second and last Communist leader . He was also the country ' s head of state from 1967 to 1989 .