Deșteaptă-te, române!, meaning Wake up, Romanian, is a patriotic poem written by Andrei Mureșanu during the revolutions of 1848 and published in Brașov, in Transylvania. Its text calls on Romanians to throw off oppression and unite, and it was set to music by Anton Pann. It became a rallying song of the Romanian national movement in the 19th century and was sung during later uprisings. Under communism it was banned, and during the revolution of December 1989 crowds sang it in the streets. It was adopted as the national anthem of Romania in 1989, replacing the communist-era anthem.
Before and after
- from 24 February 1848 to 2 December 1852French Second Republic
- from 15 March 1848 to 4 October 1849Hungarian Revolution of 1848
- from 18 March 1848 to 22 March 1848Five Days of Milan
- from 24 March 1848 to 8 May 1851First Schleswig War
- June 1848Publication of Deșteaptă-te, române!
- 7 June 1848Birth of Paul Gauguin
- from 19 July 1848 to 20 July 1848The Seneca Falls Convention
- 29 July 1848Young Ireland rebellion
- 16 September 1848Discovery of Hyperion
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The era
This moment belongs to the Industrial era (1760 CE to 1914 CE), steam, factories and revolutions. You can also browse everything in the 19th century.