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See also:	Other events of 1988 History of Romania Timeline of Romanian history Years in Romania

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

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

• 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]

• 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]

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

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

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

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

• 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]

• 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Media related to 1988 in Romania at Wikimedia Commons