Present-day Romania
| Year | Date | Image | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The National Salvation Front (FSN) take the power during the Romanian Revolution. The leader is elected Ion Iliescu. The new name of the republic becomes Romania; | ||
| 1990 | On 20 May, free elections are held in Romania for the first time after fifty years. FSN, which became a political party, win the elections. Ion Iliescu is elected the second President of Romania. Before and after the elections, a protest initiated by the students and professors of University of Bucharest, which was also supported by many intellectuals, demanded that former members of the Romanian Communist Party, which included Ion Iliescu, should be banned from elections. The protest was ended by the intervention of the miners from Jiu Valley, brought to Bucureşti by Iliescu himself in what is remembered as the June 1990 Mineriad; | ||
| 1991 | A new constitution is ratified; | ||
| 1992 | Elections are held and Ion Iliescu wins a second mandate. Privatization of the industry starts; | ||
| 1993 | Romania apply to become a member of the European Union. The first wireless telephony system becomes active; | ||
| 1995 | The Stock Exchange reopens in Bucureşti; | ||
| 1996 | Emil Constantinescu becomes the third President of Romania; | ||
| 1997 | Romania join the countries able to use GSM telephony; | ||
| 2000 | Ion Iliescu returns to power after winning the elections; |
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