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Article: Romania, Hungary ties strained
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- June 30, 1988
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BUDAPEST In an unprecedented dispute between two East bloc
allies, Romanian party chief Nicolae Ceausescu has openly questioned
whether Romania should continue to maintain diplomatic relations with
Hungary.
The Hungarian-speaking minority in the mountainous wooded area
of Transylvania, which was ceded to Romania after World War I, is at
the root of the problem.
Relations reached an all-time low Tuesday when Romania ordered
the closure of the Hungarian consulate-general in the Transylvania
capital of Cluj and gave diplomats 48 hours to leave the country.
Some 10,000 Hungarians from ...