Great National Assembly (Romania)

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The Great National Assembly (Romanian: Marea Adunare Națională, MAN) was the legislature of communist Romania (known as the Romanian People's Republic between 1948 and 1965, and the Socialist Republic of Romania thereafter). In imitation of the Soviet model and per the principle of unified power, the Great National Assembly was the supreme body of state power and only branch of government in communist Romania and all state organs were subservient to it. After the overthrow of Communism in Romania in December 1989, the Great National Assembly was dissolved by decree of the National Salvation Front (FSN) and eventually replaced by the bicameral parliament, made up of the Assembly of Deputies (later known as the Chamber of Deputies) and the Senate. The Great National Assembly was elected every four years, and each individual member represented 60,000 citizens.

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