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Hi!
As you likely know, King Michael I of Romania was forced by the communists (which were backed by Stalin) in 1947 to abdicate. I know that he was under political pressure and that it wouldn't end very well for Michael, which he probably knew too. But what if he refused to?
I know that there was a gun pointed at his head and that they blackmailed him, telling that if he wouldn't abdicate, they would massacre the Romanian population...
Quote from Wikipedia
According to Time magazine,[1] the communist government threatened Michael that it would arrest thousands and steep the country in blood if he did not abdicate.