1990 in Romania explained
This is a list of 1990 events that occurred in Romania.
Incumbents
Ion Iliescu[1]
Petre Roman[2]
Politics
Events
January
- 12 January – National Mourning Day in memory of the victims of the Revolution of 1989.
- 20 January – The first issue of Revista 22, published by the Group for Social Dialogue, appears in Bucharest.
- 24 January – The poem "Un răsunet" written by Andrei Mureșanu (1848), on the music of Anton Pann, is selected as the 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
- 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 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
May
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
- January 23 – Dorin Lazăr, rugby player
- January 27
- February 2 – Teodor Axinte, footballer
- February 9 – Alina Bercu, pianist
- February 22 – Marius Alexe, footballer
- February 27 – Constantin Drugă, footballer
- March 4 – Cristina Sandu, athlete
- March 15 – Octavian Ionescu, footballer
- March 16 – Ionuț Rada, footballer
- April 17 – Filip Lazăr, rugby player and kinesiologist
- June 1 – Bianca Perie, hammer thrower
- June 18 – Sandra Izbașa, Olympic gymnast
- August 20 – Ioan Valeriu Achiriloaie, alpine skier
- September 3 – Ovidiu Covaciu, footballer
- September 30 – Iuliana Paleu, sprint canoeist
- October 17 – Marius Copil, tennis player
Deaths
- January 31 – Alexandru Tatos, director and screenwriter (b. 1937)
- February 15 –, mathematician and corresponding member of the Romanian Academy (b. 1927)
- February 20 – Alexandru Rosetti, spiritual patron of the Romanian school of linguistics (b. 1895)
- February 23 – Florin Pucă, graphic artist, poet and actor (b. 1932)
- April 17 – Paul Dimo, engineer and member of the Romanian Academy (b. 1905)
- July 31 – Nicolae Giosan, communist dignitary, agronomist, geneticist and member of the Romanian Academy (b. 1921)
- September 15 – Constantin Dinculescu, founder of the Romanian school of power plants (b. 1898)
- September 19 –, folk music and romances singer (b. 1917)
- October 1 –, literary critic, historian, and professor (b. 1941)
- November 13 – Mircea Ionnițiu, writer
- December 20 – Valeriu Călinoiu, footballer (b. 1928)
- ? – Atanasia Ionescu, gymnast (b. 1935)
Notes and References
- Encyclopedia: Ion Iliescu. Encyclopædia Britannica. 5 April 2022.
- [Dieter Nohlen]