a Provisional Government in Bucharest, and were divided over the issue of land reform, with a radical current forming around Bălcescu 1856: The liberal current formed the majority in Partida Naţională, a loose group supporting the union of the Danubian Principalities 1859: After the union, liberals formed a distinct faction in the Parliament of Romania 1864: Domnitor Alexandru Ioan Cuza established a personal regime, in order to pass liberal legislation against mounting opposition 1866: Mainstream liberals supported Cuza's removal from the throne; a faction of the liberal current opposed to the new constitution formed the Moldavian-based Fracţiunea liberă şi independentă, influenced by Simion Bărnuțiu and led by Nicolae Ionescu National Liberal Party (PNL) 1875: The liberal current organised itself in the National Liberal Party (Partidul Naţional-Liberal), led by Ion Brătianu 1884: A faction formed the Radical Party, led by C.A. Rosetti and George Panu 1899: The National Liberal Party absorbs the right-wing of the Romanian Social-Democratic Workers' Party 1918: The Peasants' Party absorbs a left-wing tendency in the National Liberal Party formed around Constantin Stere 1929: A faction formed the ⇒ National Liberal Party-Brătianu 1931: A faction formed the Liberal Democratic Party, which remained unsuccessful. The same year a majority of the Brătianu party returned in the National Liberal Party 1938: The rest of the Brătianu party returned in the National Liberal Party 1938: The party is banned by King Carol II 1944: The party resumed its activities 1944: A faction formed the ⇒ National Liberal Party-Tătărescu 1947: The Brătianu faction dissolves itself 1990: A party claiming the National Liberal legacy is founded by Radu Câmpeanu 1990: A youth faction of the National Liberal Party formed the ⇒ Liberal Party Youth Wing 1991: A faction formed the ⇒ National Liberal Party-Democratic Convention 1995: The ⇒ Liberal party 1993 merged into the National Liberal Party, the ⇒ National Liberal Party-Câmpeanu seceded from the party 1998: The party absorbed the ⇒ Civic Alliance Party 2002: The Alliance for Romania (Alianţa pentru România) merged into the National Liberal Party 2003: The Union of Right-Wing Forces (Uniunea Forţelor de Dreapta) and the ⇒ National Liberal Party-Câmpeanu merged into the party National Liberal Party-Brătianu (PNL-B) 1929: A breakaway faction of the ⇒ National Liberal Party (PNL) formed the National Liberal Party–Brătianu (), supporting Gheorghe I. Brătianu as its president; 1931: Most of the party returned to the ⇒ National Liberal Party (PNL); 1938: The party