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of which Turnu fortress. In 1417 Turnu fortress was Măgurele town was, also, one of the most important

conqueredbyTurkish peopleandchangedintoa"raia". sanitary centre for the Roman army. In memorial of the
During the middle age, people in Teleorman were Teleorman heroes who died in the war for the country
present not only on the front of the battle for independence, at Turnu Măgurele has been built the
independence and national liberty, but also on the statue of the "Soldier worrier", through public

battleplanfor socialemancipation. subscription, as well as in other localities in the county
The modern period finds Teleorman in the middle Pietroşani,Zimnicea.
of theevents. After the Independence War in 1877-1878,
During the Revolution in 1821, Teleorman Teleorman county has become one of the hotbeds of

involving had a local character, as well as in the other social-politics agitation in the country, having as a
counties in the Danube Field, where the most of the maincausetheagricultureproblem.
villagerswereservants. During the first World War, on Teleorman county
The Revolution flame from 1848 included the territory took place hard battles at UlmuleŃ, Şoimu,

whole county, lzlaz becoming the starting place of the Roşiorii de Vede, Drăgăneşti Vlaşca and Prunaru,
revolution, because here and in the proximity localities where took place the well known battle of 15th
there were military units, leaded by officers devoted to November 1916, executed by the Cavelerists from the
the revolution Nicolae Roşioreanu, Christian Tell, 2nd Regimentof Roşiori.

Racotabrothers. The period between the two World Wars is
The Principalities unification, stipulated in the marked by the capitalist development of the area, by
Proclamation from lslaz, has conquered through its the appearance in the four towns (Turnu Măgurele,
nobleness, the people's hopes on these territories. Roşiorii de Vede, Alexandria, Zimnicea), beside the

Choosing Alexandru loan Cuza as a prince of the traditional dressmaking worksho ps, joinery and forge,
United Principalities has been met with enthusiasm by the factories mechanic actioned, with a great number
alltheinhabitantsinTeleormanCounty. of workers.
People from Alexandria and Turnu have sent The outburst of the second World War stopped

congratulation letters to the prince, Alexandru loan temporarly the evolution towards development of the
Cuza, and they have collected money to buy a cannon localitiesinTeleorman.
(gun) toendow thecountryarmy. In 1968, following the administrative territorial
The Independece War in 1877 - 1878 meant, reform, Teleorman County was established, situation

through its own unrolling, a superior phase in the battle which allowed a development of the area comparing
for stateunity. withthefisttwo decadesaftertheWar.
Teleorman County was, during the Independence The events in December 1989, at which people in
War, the territory on which most of the Russian troops Teleorman County participate actively, have enrolled

crossed over the Danube, the itinerary for the Russian the county on the way of passing from the centralized
imperial armies towards Dunare being: Bucharest, economytothemarketeconomy.
Drăgăneşti Vlaşca, Vităneşti, Cernetul, Ştorobăneasa,
Beiu, Smârdioasa, Zimnicea, Sviştov, and another part

of troops passed through Alexandria, Furculeşti,
Dracea,Turnu-Măgurele.
Teleorman was one of the large armories of the
Roman army during the Independence War, Turnu

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