Siguranța
| Secret Service of Information Serviciul Secret de Informații | |
|---|---|
| Common name | Siguranța Statului |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | March 25, 1908 |
| Dissolved | 1948 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | ROU |
| Operations jurisdiction | ROU |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Bucharest |
| Parent agency | Ministry of Administration and Interior |
Secret Service of Information (in Romanian Serviciul Secret de Informații), or short Siguranța Statului/Siguranța, was the name used to refer to the several instalments of the secret police of the Kingdom of Romania.
History
Created in 1908, in the aftermath of a major peasant revolt, it acted as a political police, supervising, infiltrating and trying to dismantle political groupings considered undesirable by the Romanian governments.[1] Changing its structure several times during the first half of the 20th century, it was ultimately disbanded in 1948, when Romania became a people's republic. Siguranța's role, as well as a large part of its employees, were integrated into the newly founded Department of State Security ("Securitate").
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