12 January 2012 – 20 April 2012 (first phase)[1] 4 June 2012 – 9 December 2012 (second phase)
Location
62 cities in Romania, including Bucharest[2] Diaspora: Vienna Brussels Montreal Aarhus Paris, Strasbourg Berlin Dublin Brescia, Padua, Rome, Trieste Chișinău The Hague Lisbon Madrid, Zaragoza London Vatican City[3]
Caused by
Tax raises, salary cuts, unemployment, economic conditions, political corruption[4]
Goals
Resignation of President Traian Băsescu
Resignation of Prime Minister Emil Boc
Early elections
Methods
Civil disobedience
Demonstrations
Picketing
Lock-ons
Die-ins
Sit-ins
Rioting
Hunger strike
Labor strike
Occupations
Vandalism
Revolts
Online activism
Status
Ended
Concessions
Dismissal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Teodor Baconschi
Resignation of Prime Minister Emil Boc and his cabinet
Dismissal of Prime Minister Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu and his cabinet
Suspension of President Traian Băsescu
Number
over 13,000 participants throughout Romania (incl. political rallies)
Casualties
Injuries
88
Arrested
283 in mid-January clashes[5]
The 2012 Romanian protests were a series of protests and civil manifestations triggered by the introduction of new health reform legislation. In particular, President Traian Băsescu criticized the Deputy Minister of Health, Raed Arafat, on a Romanian television broadcast. The protests became violent, with both protesters and members of the Gendarmerie sustaining injuries during their clashes.
On the morning of 5 February 2012, Prime Minister Emil Boc announced his resignation because of the protests. He said that his decision would release the tension in the country's political and social situation.[6]
Protests, on a lesser scale, continued in University Square in Bucharest. The protesters demanded the president's resignation and early general elections.
There were ongoing protests in Romania in subsequent months over a variety of disagreements.
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^"Gendarmerie: 283 demonstrators, led to police. Eight of them are in the gallery of Petrolul", Evz.ro
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Global Information
Vienna
Brussels
Montreal
Aarhus
Paris, Strasbourg
Berlin
Dublin
Brescia, Padua, Rome, Trieste
Chișinău
The Hague
Lisbon
Madrid, Zaragoza
London
Vatican City[3]