2008 in Romania
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Events from the year 2008 in Romania.
Incumbents
- President: Traian Băsescu[1]
- Prime Minister: Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu (until 22 December); Emil Boc (from 22 December)[2][3]
Events
- 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.[6]
- 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.[7]
- November 24 – Another miner dies at Floreasca Hospital in Bucharest, raising the death toll from the Petrila Mine disaster to 13.[8]
- November 30 – 2008 Romanian legislative election.[9]
Deaths
- January 3 – Petru Dugulescu, pastor, politician (born 1945)[10]
- January 22 – Ștefan Niculescu, composer (born 1927)[11]
- February 18 – Mihaela Mitrache, actress (born 1955)[12]
- August 16 – Elena Leușteanu, Olympic gymnast (born 1935)[13]
- September 7 – Ilarion Ciobanu, actor (born 1931)[14]
- September 14 – Ștefan Iordache, actor (born 1941)[15]
- October 8 – George Emil Palade, cell biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1912)[16]
See also
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References
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. 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.
- ↑ "Early Parliamentary Elections, 1 June 2008". www.osce.org. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ↑ Chron (English)
- ↑ "Death toll in Romanian mine blast rises to 13". Reuters. 2008-11-24. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ↑ Maxfield, Ed (2009-11-01). "Election Report, Romania's Parliamentary Elections, 30 November 2008". Journal of Representative Democracy. 45 (4): 485–493. doi:10.1080/00344890903257706. ISSN 0034-4893.
- ↑ "Head of Baptist Church, revealed as Securitate collaborator, dies | WWRN - World-wide Religious News". wwrn.org. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
- ↑ "Ștefan Niculescu – The Living Composers Project". www.composers21.com. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
- ↑ "A murit actrita Mihaela Mitrache". Ziare.com (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ↑ "Elena Leuşteanu – -voci". www.voci.ro. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
- ↑ "Romanian Actor Ilarion Ciobanu Dies At 77". Mediafax (in Romanian). 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
- ↑ "Ştefan Iordache, actorul care a copilărit în Rahova şi a murit de Ziua Crucii. Marele lui regret a fost că n-a avut copii". adevarul.ro (in Romanian). 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
- ↑ "In Memoriam: Nobel Prize Winner George Palade, Established Cell Biology at Yale | Yale News". news.yale.edu. 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
External links
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