Golaniad

Golaniad
Golaniad
	A rally in University Square, Bucharest, 1990
Date	22 April–15 June 1990
Location	Bucharest, Romania
Caused by	Refusal of the government to follow the Proclamation of Timișoara
Goals	Removal of former Communist Party members from power
Methods	Demonstration; Revolt; Civil disobedience; Vandalism;
Parties
Anti-government protesters; Opposition parties: Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party; National Liberal Party; Romanian Social Democratic Party;	Government of Romania Jiu Valley miners; Romanian Police; Political support: National Salvation Front;
Lead figures
	Marian Munteanu; Corneliu Coposu; Radu Câmpeanu; Sergiu Cunescu Miron Cozma; Ion Iliescu; Petre Roman
Casualties
Death(s)	6 (official) ; over 100 (claims by opposition press)
Injuries	746–1,000

The Golaniad (Romanian: Golaniada pronounced [ɡolaniˈada], from the word golan meaning "hoodlum") was a protest in Romania in the University Square, Bucharest. It was initiated by students and professors at the University of Bucharest.

The Golaniad started in April 1990, before the election of 20 May 1990, which was the first election after the Romanian Revolution of December 1989. Their main demand was that former leading members of the Communist Party should be banned from standing in elections.