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  1. Michael I ( Romanian: Mihai I [miˈhaj]; 25 October 1921 – 5 December 2017) was the last king of Romania, reigning from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930 and again from 6 September 1940 until his forced abdication on 30 December 1947.

  2. Mar 27, 2024 · Michael (born October 25, 1921, Sinaia, Romania—died December 5, 2017, Aubonne, Switzerland) was the king of Romania and, during World War II, a principal leader of the coup d’état of August 1944, which severed Romania’s connection with the Axis powers.

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  3. Dec 5, 2017 · Romania’s former King Michael I, a onetime boy monarch who later engineered the ouster of pro-Nazi strongman Gen. Ion Antonescu during World War II, only to be forced at gunpoint to abdicate by...

  4. Dec 6, 2017 · The last living head of state from the Second World War, Michael was a shy and courageous monarch who resisted fascism and communism. He was deposed in 1947 and spent decades in exile, but remained a symbol of hope for many Romanians.

  5. Dec 5, 2017 · King Michael of Romania, who was credited with pre-emptively saving thousands of lives in World War II when, at 22, he had the audacity to arrest the country’s dictator, a puppet of Hitler,...

  6. Dec 5, 2017 · Michael I was the last king of Romania, reigning from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930 and again from 6 September 1940 until his forced abdication on 30 December 1947.

  7. Learn about the life and reign of King Michael I, the last king of Romania, who faced political turmoil, war and communism. Discover his achievements, his role in changing sides in World War II and his exile and return to Romania.

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