1993 in Romania explained

Events from the year 1993 in Romania.

Events

January

• 26 January  - is arrested in "The Bus" case Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Dosarul "Autobuzul"), about a 1981 operation where 6 bus passengers were murdered.^[1]

February

• 6 February  - A former interior minister and seven police officers confess about having had taken part in of 1981.^[2]
• 8 February  - replaces as prefect of Bucharest.^[3]

March

• 24 March  - The government decides to establish a Council for National Minorities, a governmental body.^[4]
• 31 March  - The National Salvation Front fuses with the Democratic Party (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Partidul Democrat).
• April  - Telefónica Romania, the first mobile phone operator in Romania, launches the Telemobil service.^[5]

April

• 14 April  - The Council for National Minorities, representative of 17 ethnic groups living in Romania, is established.^[4]

May

• 23 May  - The National Salvation Front officially renames itself to Democratic Party (FSN) (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Partidul Democrat (FSN)).

June

• 9-10 June  - The Democratic National Salvation Front absorbs the Republican Party (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Partidul Republican), the Cooperatist Party (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Partidul Cooperatist) and the Socialist Democratic Party, renaming itself into the Romanian Social Democratic Party. Oliviu Gherman is reelected the party's president and Adrian Năstase is elected executive president.^[6]

July

• 1 July  - The Democratic Party (FSN) creates the Social-Democratic Alliance (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Alianța Social-Democrată, ASD) with the Traditional Social-Democratic Party (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Partidul Social-Democrat Tradițional, PDST).

August

• 28 August  - Prime minister Nicolae Văcăroiu replaces 4 ministers of his cabinet.^[7]

September

• 15 September  - The visit of Hungarian foreign minister Géza Jeszenszky in Romania starts.^[8]
• 16 September  - Hungarian minister of foreign affairs Géza Jeszenszky and his Romanian counterpart, Teodor Meleșcanu, sign a treaty on the promotion and protection of investments and an agreement to avoid double tax imposition.^[9]
• 19 September  - The visit of Hungarian foreign minister Géza Jeszenszky in Romania ends.^[10]

October

• 12 October  - Virgil Măgureanu is named head of the Romanian Intelligence Service.^[11]
• 22 October  - A bust of marshal Ion Antonescu is inaugurated in Slobozia.^[12] The inauguration of the statue was attended by, state secretary in the Ministry of Culture, and member of parliament Corneliu Vadim Tudor.^[13]

November

• 18 November  - About 50,000 people march through Bucharest to protest the economic deterioration of Romania.^[14]
• 29 November  - Romanian singer Ioan Luchian Mihalea is murdered.^{[15] [16]}

Births

• 17 August  - Alexandru Albu, footballer.

Deaths

• 14 September  - Geo Bogza, Romanian poet, essayist, and journalist, titular member of the Romanian Academy (born 1908).^[17]
• 4 October  - Dumitru Stăniloae, Romanian Orthodox priest and theologian, titular member of the Romanian Academy (born 1903).
• 18 December  - Gheorghe Cozorici, actor (born 1933).^[18]

References

Sources

• Book: Cernicova, Mariana . Dicționarul vieții publice timișene postdecembriste 1989-2000: partide, organizații, personalități . Bucă . Marin . October 2000 . Editura Intergraf . 9789739725835 . Reșița . ro . 915186629 . .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Diac . Mihai . 2010-05-25 . Cum a ajuns Președinția României să decoreze un fost condamnat în dosarul "Autobuzul" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20100603221205/http://www.adevarul.ro/actualitate/eveniment/Mare_dezordine_la_Cancelaria_Ordinelor_0_268173733.html . 2010-06-03 . 2022-09-08 . . ro.
2. Web site: Pâslaru . Gabriel . 1993-02-06 . Former Communists Confess to Participation in 1981 Bus Shooting . 2022-09-08 . . en.
3. Decision . 3 February 1993 . HOTĂRÎRE nr. 51 din 3 februarie 1993 privind eliberarea și numirea în funcția de prefect al municipiului București și sectorului agricol Ilfov . ro.
4. Book: Treptow, Kurt W. . Historical Dictionary of Romania . Popa . Marcel . . 1996 . 0-8108-3179-1 . xliv . Historical Chronology.
5. Web site: 2001-04-19 . Suntel pierde războiul cabinelor telefonice . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160314085130/http://www.capital.ro/suntel-pierde-razboiul-cabinelor-telefonice-1556.html . 2016-03-14 . 2022-09-08 . www.capital.ro . ro.
6. Web site: Gavril . Ionela . 2015-10-17 . Plugaru . Horia . Congresele PSD (1990-2015) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151018154427/https://www1.agerpres.ro/flux-documentare/2015/10/17/documentar-congresele-psd-1990-2015--11-02-16 . 2015-10-18 . 2022-09-08 . . ro.
7. Web site: Rodina . Vladimir . 1993-08-28 . Romanian premier reshuffles government . 2022-09-08 . UPI.
8. Web site: 1993-09-09 . Romanian politician demands cancellation of Hungarian visit . 2022-09-08 . UPI.
9. Web site: Rodina . Vladimir . 1993-09-16 . Jeszenszky demands Hungarian minority's rights be fully met . 2022-09-08 . UPI.
10. Web site: Udvardy Frigyes - A romániai magyar kisebbség történeti kronológiája 1990-2006 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908111312/https://udvardy.adatbank.ro/print.php?action=honap&ev=1993&honap=9&kezd=91 . 2022-09-08 . 2022-09-08 . Erdélyi Magyar Adatbank . hu.
11. Decision . 12 October 1993 . HOTĂRÂRE nr. 35 din 12 octombrie 1993 privind numirea directorului Serviciului Român de Informații . ro.
12. Web site: Simion . Adrian . 2015 . Personalitatea mareșalului Antonescu reflectată în paginile revistei România Mare în perioada anilor 1990-2000 . Marshal Antonescu's Personality Reflected in the Pages of România Mare, 1990-2000 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160330121012/https://cclbsebes.ro/docs/Sebus_7_2015/29_ASimion.pdf . 2016-03-30 . 2022-09-08 . Terra Sebus. Acta Musei Sabesiensis . 558 . 2066-9143.
13. Web site: Codrescu . Andrei . Andrei Codrescu . 1993-12-07 . Fascism on a Pedestal . 2022-09-08 . subscription . . 27 A.
14. Web site: Perlez . Jane . Jane Perlez . 1993-11-24 . Bleak Romanian Economy Growing Ever Bleaker . subscription . 2022-09-08 . The New York Times.
15. Web site: Bădulescu . Mariana . 2013-11-28 . Ioan Luchian Mihalea, un artist care ținea 100 de oameni în mâinile cu care dirija . 2022-09-08 . . ro.
16. Web site: Rotaru . Diana . 2016-12-15 . Ultimele 24 de ore ale lui Ioan Luchian Mihalea. Artistul ar fi împlinit astăzi 65 de ani . 2022-09-08 . . ro.
17. Mircea Popa, "Geo Bogza, insurgentul", in Familia, Vol. V, Nr. 11-12 (480–481), November–December 2005
18. News: Gheorghe Cozorici, actorul cu voce superbă, care a iubit aceeași femeie ca Jean Constantin: "Am suflat-o eu". ro. Ionela. Stănilă. Adevărul. December 18, 2023. August 11, 2024.