1989 in Romania

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This is a list of 1989 events that occurred in Romania.

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Incumbents

Events

March

April

May

September

November

December

Bodies of protesters killed by Securitate officers in Cluj-Napoca PozeRevolutia1989clujByRazvanRotta13.jpg
Bodies of protesters killed by Securitate officers in Cluj-Napoca
Ion Iliescu at the Romanian Television. 1989 Iliescu television.jpg
Ion Iliescu at the Romanian Television.
National Salvation Front Council press release about the execution of the Ceausescu spouses. Monitorul Oficial al Romaniei. Partea I 1989-12-26, nr. 3.pdf
National Salvation Front Council press release about the execution of the Ceaușescu spouses.
Monitorul Oficial al Romaniei. Partea I 1989-12-31, nr. 9.pdf

Births

Deaths

January

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

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Nicolae Ceaușescu
Hermann Oberth Hermann Oberth 1950s.jpg
Hermann Oberth

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References

Citations

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  3. 1 2 3 4 BBotY 1990, p. 491.
  4. "Romania Pays Off Its Debts But Problems Linger". Associated Press . Vienna. 23 April 1989. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  5. "Romania pays off huge debt but problems linger on". The Business Times . Associated Press. 24 April 1989. p. 6.
  6. BBotY 1990, p. 169.
  7. 1 2 3 BBotY 1990, p. 492.
  8. "WORLD : Unopposed Ceausescu Reelected". Los Angeles Times. 24 November 1989. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  9. "Ceausescu re-elected". The Business Times . Associated Press. 25 November 1989. p. 12.
  10. "Today in History: November 24, Ruby shoots Oswald". Associated Press . 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  11. Battiata, Mary (25 November 1989). "ISOLATED CEAUSESCU IS REELECTED". Washington Post . Bucharest . Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  12. BBotY 1990, p. 107.
  13. "Virtual martial law in Romania". The Business Times . Reuter. 20 December 1989. p. 24.
  14. BBotY 1990, p. 53.
  15. "Television shows last hours of the 'anti-Christ'". The Guardian. 27 December 1989.
  16. Demian, Sînziana (25 December 2009). "In Romania, Ceaușescu's death haunts Christmas". Global Post. Cluj-Napoca. Agence France-Presse.
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