What country remained the only monarchy in the Eastern Bloc by 1947?
Communist Romania. Romania remained the only monarchy in the Eastern Bloc by 1947. On December 30 of that year, the Communists forced King Michael to abdicate. The Communists declared a People’s Republic, formalized with the constitution of April 13, 1948. The new constitution forbade and punished any association which had “fascist or anti-democratic nature”. It also granted the freedom of press, speech and assembly, but only “for those who work”. The Communist government also disbanded the Romanian Greek-Catholic Uniate Church, declaring its merger with the Romanian Orthodox Church.
