1988 in Romania

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Events from the year 1988 in the Socialist Republic of Romania.

Incumbents

• President: Nicolae Ceaușescu ^[1]
• Prime Minister: Constantin Dăscălescu ^{[2] [3]}

Events

January

• 8 January:
  • President Nicolae Ceaușescu receives US senator Arlen Specter. ^[4]
  • Romania confirms its participation at the 1988 Summer Olympics. ^[4]
  • According to state news agency Agerpres, an earthquake hits the Vrancea area at 18:51 EET with an intensity of 5 degrees on the Richter magnitude scale, at a depth of 120 km. No casualties are reported. ^[5]
• 26 January – Decree No. 11 (Romanian : Decretul nr. 11) is issued, through which some infractions are amnestied and the length of punishment for others is reduced. ^[6]

February

The Cuibul cu barză Church in 2014

• 3 February – Coen Stork  [ Wikidata ] starts being ambassador of the Netherlands to Bucharest. ^{[7] [8]}
• 22 February – The Cuibul cu barză Church is translated. ^[9]

March

• 2 March – A match between Steaua and the Glasgow Rangers takes place in Bucharest, ending in a score of 2-0 for Steaua. ^[10]

April

• 6 April – Steaua plays one of the semifinals of the 1987–88 European Cup against Benfica. ^{[11] [12]}

May

• 10-14 May – Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, Andrei Gromyko, visits Romania. ^[13]

August

• 28 August – President Nicolae Ceaușescu meets with Hungarian prime minister Károly Grósz in Arad. ^[13]

September

• 23 September – At 18:19 local time, an incendiary device is thrown on the grounds of the US consulate in Bucharest. No casualties or property damage are reported. ^[14]

October

• 5 October – Steaua plays against Sparta Prague in Bucharest during the 1988–89 European Cup, ending in a 2–2 tie. ^{[15] [16]}
• 26 October – Steaua plays against Spartak Moscow. ^[17]

Births

January

Daniela Dodean

Alexandru Dandea

• 9 January – Monica Ungureanu, Romanian judoka. ^[18]
• 13 January – Daniela Dodean, Romanian table tennis player. ^[19]
• 23 January – Alexandru Dandea, Romanian footballer. ^[20]

February

• 8 February – Norbert Trandafir, Romanian swimmer. ^[21]

March

Luminița Pișcoran

• 14 March – Luminița Pișcoran, Romanian biathlete. ^[22]

April

Tiberiu Dolniceanu

• 3 April – Tiberiu Dolniceanu, Romanian fencer. ^[23]
• 12 April – Cristina Bujin, Romanian athlete. ^[24]

May

Mihaela Buzărnescu

• 4 May – Mihaela Buzărnescu, Romanian tennis player. ^[25]

July

• 2 July – Ada Condeescu  [ ro ], Romanian actress. ^[26]

See also

• Romania at the 1988 Summer Olympics
• Romania at the 1988 Winter Olympics

References

1. Grosescu, Raluca. "The Political Regrouping of the Romanian Nomenklatura during the 1989 Revolution". Romanian Journal of Society and Politics. 4 (2): 97–123.
2. Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. p. 1591. ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7.
3. Partos, Gabriel (20 May 2003). "Obituary: Constantin Dăscălescu". The Independent . London. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
4. Radio Free Europe Research. Vol. 13. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 1988.
5. Daily Report: East Europe. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1988. p. 46.
6. Ciuchi, Oana (2011). Devianță și criminalitate într-o societate în tranziție[Deviance and criminality in a society in transition] (in Romanian) (Iași ed.). Lumen. p. 119.
7. Chițan, Simona (13 November 2013). "EXCLUSIV Pagini din dosarul de Securitate al ex-ambasadorului Coen Stork, în România anilor '80". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 12 September 2022.
8. Cătălin, Strat, ed. (2013). Dosarul de securitate al unui ambasador: Coen Stork. Humanitas. p. 22. ISBN   978-973-50-3961-5.
9. "Ultima biserică translată din București". Basilica News Agency (in Romanian). 18 October 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
10. Aird, Alistair (2011). Ally McCoist: Rangers' Hero. London: John Blake. ISBN   978-1-84358-897-9. OCLC   773565584.
11. Semeniuc, Sorin (28 October 2020). "Cercetător CNSAS: În 1988, existau trei informatori ai Securității pe lângă marea echipă de fotbal a Stelei. Securiștii "Felix", "Mitică" și "Crețu" au penetrat clubul Armatei și "au întreprins măsuri de influențare pozitivă a jucătorilor recalcitranți" Lăcătuș, Bumbescu și Iovan". G4Media.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 12 September 2022.
12. "FCSB-Benfica | UEFA Champions League 1987/88". UEFA . Retrieved 12 September 2022.
13. "Politica externă – repere cronologice V (1985 – 1989)". Comunismul în România (in Romanian). National Museum of Romanian History . Retrieved 12 September 2022.
14. Significant Incidents of Political Violence Against Americans: 1988. Bureau of Diplomatic Security. May 1989. p. 37.
15. Vintilă, Dan (18 August 2011). "FOTBAL INTERNAȚIONAL: Start în "play-off"-ul Europa League". Bună ziua Brașov (in Romanian). Retrieved 12 September 2022.
16. UEFA.com. "FCSB-Sparta Praha | UEFA Champions League 1988/89". UEFA . Retrieved 12 September 2022.
17. "FCSB-Spartak Moskva | UEFA Champions League 1988/89". UEFA . Retrieved 12 September 2022.
18. Basescu, Mirela (3 June 2015). "INTERVIU | Cum poți face performanță cu 6 operații la un genunchi. Câștigătoare la Baku și la Cluj, Monica Ungureanu concurează cu o genunchieră specială și bate tot în judo-ul european. "Aceste rezultate îmi dau încredere că pot învinge pe oricine"". Prosport (in Romanian). Retrieved 12 September 2022.
19. Steliu, Lambru (25 October 2015). "Sportivul săptămânii: Jucătoarea de tenis de masă Daniela Dodean-Monteiro". Radio Romania International. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
20. Țone, Adrian (22 January 2013). "Alexandru Dandea a semnat cu Dinamo: "Este o zi importantă pentru mine, pentru cariera mea"". Mediafax (in Romanian). Retrieved 12 September 2022.
21. Lambru, Steliu (24 May 2016). "Sportivul săptămânii: înotătorul Norbert Trandafir". Radio Romania International (in Romanian). Retrieved 12 September 2022.
22. Suciu, Simona (30 January 2015). "Braşoveanca Luminița Pișcoran a câțtigat medalia de aur la Europenele de Biatlon". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 12 September 2022.
23. "Tiberiu Dolniceanu s-a retras". Ziarul de Iași (in Romanian). 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
24. Baciu, Nicoleta (21 July 2012). "Vor concura la Jocurile Olimpice de la Londra: Șase sportivi dobrogeni fac parte din echipa României". Ziua de Constanța (in Romanian). Retrieved 12 September 2022.
25. Ilincescu, Adrian (4 May 2018). "Mihaela Buzărnescu, în finala turneului de la Praga - Pledoarie pentru jocul ofensiv". HotNews (in Romanian). Retrieved 12 September 2022.
26. Minac, Cristina (1 July 2014). "2 iulie. Aniversare ADA CONDEESCU, actrița împlinește 26 de ani". Radar de media (in Romanian). Retrieved 12 September 2022.

External links

• Media related to 1988 in Romania at Wikimedia Commons
• In 1988 on 30th August Nicolae Ceaușescu met Hungarian communist leader Grósz Károly in Arad