1 9 1 8 , ▁a ▁new ▁constitution ▁was ▁approved ▁ 2 9 ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁repe aled ▁by ▁King ▁Carol ▁II ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁and ▁replaced ▁with ▁a ▁corpor at ist / author itar ian ▁document ▁with ▁the ▁king ' s ▁National ▁Renaissance ▁Front ▁as ▁the ▁sole ▁legal ▁party . ▁This ▁document ▁was , ▁in ▁turn , ▁cancel led ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Leg ion ary ▁State ▁government ▁under ▁I on ▁Anton es cu ▁and ▁the ▁Iron ▁Guard . ▁Anton es cu ▁broke ▁his ▁al liance ▁with ▁the ▁Guard ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁and ▁ruled ▁by ▁dec ree ▁until ▁his ▁over throw ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁The ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁constitution ▁was ▁re inst ated ▁pending ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁constitution ▁( see ▁Roman ia ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ). ▁ ▁The ▁mon archy ▁was ▁abol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁the ▁first ▁constitution ▁of ▁Commun ist ▁Roman ia ▁was ▁adopted ; ▁it ▁was ▁heavily ▁mode led ▁on ▁the ▁Soviet ▁constitution . ▁Two ▁other ▁constitution s ▁appeared ▁during ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁era , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁( the ▁former ▁" building ▁social ism ", ▁the ▁latter ▁announ cing ▁the ▁" social ism ▁has ▁won " ▁and ▁not ably ▁making ▁the ▁change ▁from ▁a ▁people ' s ▁republic ▁to