2008 in Romania
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Events from the year 2008 in Romania.
Incumbents[edit]
- President: Traian Băsescu[1]
- Prime Minister: Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu (until 22 December); Emil Boc (from 22 December)[2][3]
Events[edit]
- April 2 – A NATO summit takes place at the Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest.[4]
- May - Never Mind the Balkans, Here's Romania story collection is published.[5]
- June 1 – 2008 Romanian local elections, with a runoff for mayors on June 15.
- November 15 – Petrila Mine disaster: Twelve miners die after two explosions at a mine in Petrila, one of six coal mining cities in the Jiu Valley region of Hunedoara County.[6]
- November 24 – Another miner dies at Floreasca Hospital in Bucharest, raising the death toll from the Petrila Mine disaster to 13.
- November 30 – 2008 Romanian legislative election.
Deaths[edit]
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- January 3 – Petru Dugulescu, pastor, politician (born 1945)
- January 22 – Ștefan Niculescu, composer (born 1927)
- February 18 – Mihaela Mitrache, actress (born 1955)
- August 16 – Elena Leușteanu, Olympic gymnast (born 1935)
- September 7 – Ilarion Ciobanu, actor (born 1931)
- September 14 – Ștefan Iordache, actor (born 1941)
- October 8 – George Emil Palade, cell biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1912)
See also[edit]
Wikinews has related news:
- List of Romanian films of 2008
- 2008 in the European Union
- 2008 in Europe
- Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
- Romania at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Romania at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
References[edit]
- ^ Eugen Tomiuc (13 December 2004). "Romania: Basescu Wins Presidential Vote, Vows To Fight Corruption". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Boc Government OK'd by Parliament, with 324 votes in favor and 115 against". Financiarul. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
- ^ Radu Marinas and Luiza Ilie (2008-12-22). "Romania centre-left gov't sworn in to tackle crisis". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
- ^ Bucharest to host 2008 NATO Summit, NATO, 27 April 2007
- ^ Paget, John (1853). Hungary and Transylvania; with remarks on their condition, social, political, and economical. London. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^ Chron (English)
External links[edit]
Media related to 2008 in Romania at Wikimedia Commons
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