2000 in Romania

Events from the year 2000 in Romania.

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Incumbents

• President: Emil Constantinescu, until 20 December;^[1] then Ion Iliescu^[2]
• Prime Minister: Mugur Isărescu until 28 October;^[3] then Adrian Năstase^[4]

Further information: 2000 Romanian general election and 2000 Romanian local elections

Events

January

 

 

• 10 January – President Emil Constantinescu the Law of retrocession of agricultural and forest lands (Romanian: Legea de retrocedare a terenurilor agricole și forestiere), also known as the Lupu Law (Romanian: Legea Lupu).^[5]
• 30-31 January – 2000 Baia Mare cyanide spill: On the night of the 30th to the 31st of January, a dam of the Romanian-Australian "Aurul" venture is cracked on a portion of 25 metres, spilling 100,000 m³ of cyanide into the Lăpuș river, being subsequently spilled in the Someș, and then, the Tisza.^[6]

June

• 4 June – 2000 Romanian local elections:The first round of the local elections, with a tunrnout of 50.85%.^[7]
• 18 June – 2000 Romanian local elections:The second round of the local elections, with a turnout of 46.93%.^[7]

July

• 17 July – Emil Constantinescu announces he won't run for a second presidential term in the 2000 Romanian general election.^[8]
• 29 July – The Romanian Social Democratic Party absorbs the Socialist Party (Romanian: Partidul Socialist).^[9]

November

• 1 November – The privatisation contract of the Petromidia Refinery is approved between Fondul Proprietății de Stat [ro] and Rompetrol Group BV Rotterdam for the sum of 615 million USD.^[10]
• 26 November – 2000 Romanian general election:^[11] The parliament is elected^[12] and the first presidential election round takes place. Ion Iliescu (PDSR) and Corneliu-Vadim Tudor (PRM) qualify for the second round.^[13]

December

• 10 December – 2000 Romanian general election:^[11] Ion Iliescu is elected president in the second round of the presidential election.^[13]
• 17 December – The restoration of the Coloana Infinitului [ro] by Constantin Brâncuși, started on 16 September 1996, is finished.^[14]

Births

January

• 5 January – Roxen, Romanian singer^[15]

February

• 2 February – Valentin Mihăilă, Romanian soccer player.^[16]

March

• 1 March – Ștefania Jipa, Romanian handball player.^[17]

September

• 16 September – Maria Holbură, retired Romanian gymnast.^[18]
• 19 September – Denisa Vâlcan, Romanian handball player.^[19]

October

• 12 October – Mihai Popa, Romanian goalkeeper.^[20]

Deaths

Further information: Category:2000 deaths and Deaths in 2000

February

Main article: Deaths in February 2000

• 8 February – Ion Gheorghe Maurer, 97, Prime Minister of Romania.^[21]

June

Main article: Deaths in June 2000

• 26 June – Corneliu Mănescu, 84, Romanian diplomat.^[22][23]

September

Main article: Deaths in September 2000

• 17 September – Dem Rădulescu, 68, Romanian actor.^[24]

October

Main article: Deaths in October 2000

• 5 October – Cătălin Hîldan, 24, Romanian football player.^[25]

November

Main article: Deaths in November 2000

• 18 November – Anghel Mora, 51, Romanian film director, screenwriter, and actor.

See also

 

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References

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4. "Adrian Nastase prime minister of Romania". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
5. Chiper, Mihai (11 January 2000). "Legea "Lupu" a fost promulgată". Ziarul de Iași (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
6. "FOCUS: Zece ani de la poluarea cu cianuri de la mina "Aurul" din Baia Mare". Mediafax (in Romanian). Bucharest. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
7. Plugaru, Horia (23 September 2020). Lecea, Doina; Badea, Anda (eds.). "AlegeriLocale2020/Prezența la alegerile locale din 1992 până în 2016". AGERPRES (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
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15. "Even though she sings Amnesia, it is the unforgettable ROXEN". OGAE Azerbaijan. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
16. "OFICIAL | Valentin Mihăilă, transferat la Atalanta. Detaliile mutării". Digi Sport (in Romanian). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
17. "Oneșteanca Ștefania Jipa a câștigat Jocurile Mediteraneene!". Unu pe Trotuș (in Romanian). 2 April 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
18. Bocai, Marian (13 June 2020). "Interviu cu gimnasta Maria Holbură, care va participa la Jocurile Olimpice: "La Campionatul Mondial, am trăit și fericirea, și amărăciunea"". Ziua de Constanța (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
19. Ciucescu, Nicolae (19 August 2019). "O tânără jucătoare de la SCM Rm. Vâlcea, din sezonul trecut, a ajuns la CSM Bucureşti". Tribuna Vâlceană (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
20. Bocai, Marian (13 August 2021). "Nepotul lui Gheorghe Popa, glorie a FC Farul: Portarul constănțean Mihai Popa, transferat de o echipă din Liga 1". Ziua de Constanța (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
21. Pace, Eric (11 February 2000). "Ion Gheorghe Maurer, 97, Romanian Premier From 1961 to 1974". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
22. "Viața lui Corneliu Mănescu". BZI (in Romanian). 27 February 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
23. Pace, Eric (14 July 2000). "Corneliu Manescu, 84, Leader in Romania Revolt". The New York Times. p. B 10. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
24. Moceanu, Răzvan (21 September 2021). "Portret: Dem Rădulescu – un actor monumental, un pedagog desăvârșit, un om de o sensibilitate remarcabilă" (in Romanian). Radio România Cultural. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
25. "10 ani de la moartea lui Cătălin Hîldan! Toata echipa merge la Brănești!" [10 years since the death of Cătălin Hîldan! The whole team goes to Brănești!]. www.sport.ro (in Romanian). 5 October 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

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