1987 in Romania

Events from the year 1987 in the Socialist Republic of Romania.

Events

February

• 16 February – Workers strike at the ().

May

• 25-27 May – Mikhail Gorbachev visits Romania.

October

• 3 October – Tudor Postelnicu is replaced by Iulian Vlad as head of the Securitate.

November

• 15 November – The Brașov rebellion takes places, where workers from the Steagul Roșu plant of Brașov and the Brașov Tractor plant are marching and chanting the anthem Deșteaptă-te, române!.

Deaths

• 13 December – George Acsinteanu, prose writer (b. 1905).

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