1990 in Romania

This is a list of 1990 events that occurred in Romania.

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Incumbents

Events

January
"Deșteaptă-te, române!" becomes Romania's national anthem.
  • 12 January – National Mourning Day in memory of the victims of the Revolution of 1989.
  • 20 January – Appears in Bucharest the first issue of Revista 22, published by the Group for Social Dialogue.
  • 24 January – The poem "Un răsunet" written by Andrei Mureșanu (1848), on the music of Anton Pann, is elected State Anthem of Romania under the name "Deșteaptă-te, române!".
  • 28 January – In Bucharest, in Victory Square, is held a meeting organized by PNȚCD, PNL, PSDR and other parties protesting against the decision of the FSN to participate in elections. In parallel, is conducted a counter-manifestation organized by FSN and supported by workers at IMGB, ICTB, IMMR and IIRUC.
  • 29 January – January 1990 Mineriad: Over 5,000 miners from the Jiu Valley arrive in the capital following calls launched in the media by President Ion Iliescu.

February
Large crowd near Victoria Palace during the February 1990 Mineriad
  • 2 February
    • The Romanian Society for Philosophy is reestablished.
    • Bucharest Military Court pronounces judgment in the trial of four of Ceaușescu's close collaborators – Manea Mănescu, Tudor Postelnicu, Emil Bobu and Ion Dincă: life imprisonment and total confiscation of personal property.
  • 5 February – The Museum of the Romanian Peasant is founded.
  • 6 February – Transformation of NSFC into a political party, under the name of National Salvation Front (NSF).
  • 15 February – The Theater Union of Romania (UNITER) is founded, with actor Ion Caramitru as president.
  • 28 February – February 1990 Mineriad: 4,000 miners from the Jiu Valley clash with law enforcers. Dozens of people are injured and 105 arrested.

March

April
A TR-85 tank in Bucharest during the Golaniad

May
  • 6 May – More than 1,200,000 people form a human chain along the Prut River, on a length of 700 km. For six hours, Romanians were allowed to cross the Prut River in Soviet Moldova without passports and visas.
  • 20 May – Are held the first free elections in Romania after the Second World War. Turnout is over 90%. Ion Iliescu is elected president in the first ballot, receiving 85% of the votes.
  • 24 May – The Masca Theatre is founded by actor Mihai Mălaimare.

June
  • 13 June – June 1990 Mineriad: Six people are shot dead and 746 injured after law enforcers, supported by miners, intervened in force against protesters in University Square and the civilian population.

July

November

Births

Deaths
  • 31 January – Alexandru Tatos, director and screenwriter (b. 1937)
  • 15 February – George Ciucu, mathematician and corresponding member of the Romanian Academy (b. 1927)
  • 20 February – Alexandru Rosetti, spiritual patron of the Romanian school of linguistics (b. 1895)
  • 23 February – Florin Pucă, graphic artist, poet and actor (b. 1932)
  • 17 April – Paul Dimo, engineer and member of the Romanian Academy (b. 1905)
  • 31 July – Nicolae Giosan, communist dignitary, agronomist, geneticist and member of the Romanian Academy (b. 1921)
  • 15 September – Constantin Dinculescu, founder of the Romanian school of power plants (b. 1898)
  • 19 September – Ioana Radu, folk music and romances singer (b. 1917)
  • 1 October – Ioana Em. Petrescu, literary critic and historian, eminescologist and professor (b. 1941)
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