title: 1996 in Romania
text: # 1996 in Romania
  
  Events from the year 1996 in Romania.
  
  ## Events
  
  * 17 April – President Ion Iliescu and prime minister of Canada Jean Chretien inaugurate the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant.
  * 3 May – Secretary general of NATO, Javier Solana, arrives in Bucharest, assuring that Romania is not forgotten in the expansion plans of the NATO.
  * 16 September – The prime ministers of Romania and Hungary sign a basic treaty in Timișoara.
  