Doftana Prison earthquake collapse 1929
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The Doftana Prison earthquake collapse of 1929 was a deadly structural failure of Romania’s notorious political prison during a seismic event, killing and injuring numerous inmates and becoming a symbol of the regime’s brutality and neglect.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building collapse
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historical event ⓘ prison disaster ⓘ |
| affectedClass | political prisoners ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Romanian communist prisoners
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anti-regime political detainees ⓘ |
| contributedTo | public awareness of prison conditions ⓘ |
| country | Romania ⓘ |
| date | 1929 ⓘ |
| hasAftermath | political and propaganda use by later regimes ⓘ |
| hasCause |
earthquake
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poor prison maintenance ⓘ regime neglect ⓘ structural failure ⓘ |
| hasContext | authoritarian rule in interwar Romania ⓘ |
| impact | loss of life among incarcerated population ⓘ |
| injured | numerous inmates ⓘ |
| killed | numerous inmates ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Prahova County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Doftana River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Doftana Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | history of political repression in Romania ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Romanian seismic events in the 20th century
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history of Doftana Prison ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
inhumane prison conditions
ⓘ
regime brutality ⓘ state neglect ⓘ |
| timePeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAt | notorious political prison ⓘ |
| typeOfDamage | partial building collapse ⓘ |
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