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| 1991, Feb. 8–21 |
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A strike was called by 20,000 railway workers around Ia i city, and subsequently by those in Timioara. They demanded improved salaries and stricter employment laws. | 1 |
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| March 18 |
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| The Romanian Supreme Court convicted Col.-Gen. Iulian Vlad, the former head of the secret police under the Ceauescu regime, on charges of taking dissidents into custody illegally. Four other officers received prison sentences. | 2 |
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| April 1 |
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| The government introduced the second stage of its price liberalization program, which took away governmental subsidies, and the cost of foodstuffs doubled overnight. | 3 |
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| Aug |
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Severe floods in the Bac u region north of Bucharest caused a dam to burst and swept away 17 villages, killing 70 people and leaving 43 missing. | 4 |
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| Aug. 14 |
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| President Ion Iliescu signed a law privatizing all state enterprises except utilities. | 5 |
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| Sept. 26 |
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| Prime Minister Petre Roman resigned amid demonstrations and violent riots in Bucharest by thousands of striking miners. Former finance minister Theodor Stolojan was asked by the president to form a new broad-based coalition government. | 6 |
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| Nov. 21 |
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| Parliament endorsed a new constitution, which guaranteed pluralism, human rights, and a free market economy. A national referendum approved the new constitution on Dec. 8. | 7 |
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