page_title: Assassination of Armand Călinescu
hierarchical_section_title: Assassination of Armand Călinescu
caption_attribution_description: English: Newspaper announcing the murder of Romanian Prime Minister Armand Calinescu. Español: Portada de periódico anunciando el asesinato del primer ministro rumano Armand Calinescu (1939).
context_page_description: Armand Călinescu, at the time the Prime Minister of Romania, was assassinated on 21 September 1939 in Bucharest by Iron Guard members under the direct leadership of Horia Sima. This was the culmination of several assassination attempts against him, which included an attack on the Romanian Athenaeum and bombing a bridge over the Dâmboviţa River — both of which were uncovered by police. Călinescu was on a secret blacklist at the same time as Nicolae Titulescu, Dinu Brătianu, and General Gabriel Marinescu.
context_section_description: Armand Călinescu, at the time the Prime Minister of Romania, was assassinated on 21 September 1939 in Bucharest by Iron Guard members under the direct leadership of Horia Sima (exiled in Steglitz at the time). This was the culmination of several assassination attempts against him, which included an attack on the Romanian Athenaeum and bombing a bridge over the Dâmboviţa River — both of which were uncovered by police. Călinescu was on a secret blacklist at the same time as Nicolae Titulescu, Dinu Brătianu, and General Gabriel Marinescu.
caption: Newspaper headline announcing the assassination
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