Rumania (Romania) - 6 September 1940 - Facist military dictator Premier General (also Prime Minister and Conducător) Ion Antonescu announcing the abdication of King Carol II (1853-1953) in favour of his 18 year old son Michael (Mihai) following pressure from theparamilitary Iron Guards(also known as Green Shirts) who are seen standing below the podium. Antonescu, a former Romanian military officer and marshal , presided over two successive wartime dictatorships and was executed after WWII. Horia Sima shares the stage in the photograph

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