Order of the Star of Romania

The Order of the Star of Romania (Romanian: Ordinul Steaua României) is Romania's highest civil Order and second highest State decoration after the defunct Order of Michael the Brave. It is awarded by the President of Romania. It has five ranks, from lowest to the highest: Officer, Commander, Grand Officer, Grand Cross, and Grand Cross with Collar.

Order of the Star of Romania Ordinul Steaua României
Collar of the Order
Awarded by the King of Romania (1877–1947) The President of Romania since 1998
Type	Order of Merit
Country	Kingdom of Romania Romania
Ribbon
Eligibility	(1) Civil, Military; (2) Military units; (3) Foreign citizens
Criteria	(1) Exceptional civil and military services to the Romanian State and the Romanian people; (2) For special acts in time of peace or for heroic acts in time of war; (3) For contributing to the development of the friendship relations with Romania, or for other exceptional services to the Romanian State and the Romanian People.
Status	Currently awarded
Grand Master	President Klaus Iohannis
Grades	Collar Grand Cross Grand Officer Commander Officer Knight/Dame
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Michael the Brave
Next (lower)	Order of Faithful Service

History

In 1863, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, the Domnitor of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, asked the Romanian representative to Paris to contact the then well-known jewellery house Krétly, to manufacture a state decoration. Krétly presented a model, which was immediately accepted by the domnitor, and based on his agreement, 1,000 pieces of the order were made. It was decided that the order would have five ranks: Knight (Cavaler), Officer (Ofițer), Commander (Comandor), Grand Officer (Mare Ofițer), and Grand Cross (Mare Cruce).^{[citation needed]}

Unlike all other decorations in that time that were mostly inspired on the French Légion d'honneur, or which had their insignia like a Maltese cross, the model proposed by Krétly for this order was a blue cross crosslet (cruce repetată), a design that was then unique in decorational design.^{[citation needed]}

The domnitor decided that the name of the honour would be "The Order of the Union" ("Ordinul Unirii"). It was planned to institute the order on 24 January 1864, the date when the 5th anniversary of his election would be celebrated and a moment that marked the unification of the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia. Because of this, the motto of the new order would fit the event: "GENERE ET CORDES FRATRES" ("BROTHERS THROUGH ORIGINS AND FEELINGS"). The obverse of the insignia would bear the numbers "5" and "24", the days of January when he was elected in both Moldova and Wallachia.^{[citation needed]}

However, due to the overthrow of Alexandru Ioan Cuza by a palace coup, he was unable to actually institute the order, and he awarded the insignia therefore only as a personal present, not as a state decoration. Most of the insignia produced for him remained stored in the Royal Palace's dungeons.^{[citation needed]}

 

The original 1877 model - Commodore rank (obverse).

In April 1877, when Romania gained independence from the Ottoman Empire, the debate regarding the institution of Romanian decorations was revived. Mihail Kogălniceanu, Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Ion Brătianu cabinet, took part in the debates in the Assembly of Deputies regarding the institution of a state decoration. Because of the already earlier supplied "Order of The Union", it was decided that the shape of the decoration would be the same, modifying only the domnitor's seal. The motto was also changed, because the old one was not appropriate to the moment, to "IN FIDE SALUS" ("IN FAITH IS THE SALVATION"). Regarding the name, Kogălniceanu insisted on "Steaua Dunării" ("The Star of The Danube").^{[citation needed]}

The name "Steaua României" ("The Star of Romania") appeared on May 10, 1887, when the law was voted in the Parliament, as the first law of the Sovereign Romania.^{[citation needed]}

By Royal Decree (no. 1545/1932), King Carol II changed the order of precedence in the Romanian honours system. As a result, in 1932, The Star of Romania dropped in precedence from second place (where it had been since 1906) to fourth place (after the Order of Carol I and the Order of Ferdinand I). In 1937, it dropped to seventh place. The main shape of the order, the blue repeated cross (called also "Romanian cross") was kept, but the rays between the cross' arms were replaced by four heraldic eagles with wings spread, the insignia of King Carol I was placed on the obverse, and the reverse bore the year of its establishment, "1877". Also the number of persons that could be awarded The Star of Romania was increased:^{[citation needed]}

• Knight (Cavaler): 1,000 civilians and 350 military;
• Officer (Ofițer): 500 civilians and 150 military;
• Commodore or Commander (Comandor): 200 civilians and 75 military;
• Grand Officer (Mare Ofițer): 75 civilians and 25 military;
• Grand Cross (Mare Cruce): 35 civilians and 10 military.

 

Certificate confirming that the Star of Romania was awarded to Ernesto Burzagli in the name of King Ferdinand I.

In 1938, the order was given a superior rank, called "Clasa I" (First Class in English), between the Grand Officer rank and the Grand Cross rank, with a maximum of 50 civilians and 15 military personnel.^{[citation needed]}

The statutes established by King Carol II were changed by General Ion Antonescu (who became Conducător on 4 September 1940). Generally, the rules were the ones used during World War I. The order "The Star of Romania" became the second in the national hierarchy, after that of the Order of Michael the Brave.^{[citation needed]}

Inspired by the German Iron Cross, Ion Antonescu decided that the first three grades of the orders the Star of Romania and the Crown of Romania, with spades (swords), and the ribbon of The Medal "The Military Virtue" would be awarded for exceptionally brave acts with an oak leaf, attached to the ribbon.^{[citation needed]}

After 1948, all the existing decorations were outlawed, and their wearing was forbidden. Just by keeping the insignia, one was considered a delinquent in the first years of communism.^{[citation needed]}

After many attempts, in 1998/1999 the National Order "The Star of Romania" was reinstituted, with a design similar to the one used in 1932, but without the insignia of King Carol I, and with the republican insignia.^{[citation needed]}

Grades

As per Law 29/2000, regarding Romania's national system of decorations, there are currently six grades:^[1]

• 1st Class: Collar (Colan);
• 2nd Class: Grand Cross (Mare Cruce);
• 3rd Class: Grand Officer (Mare Ofiţer);
• 4th Class: Commander (Comandor);
• 5th Class: Officer (Ofiţer);
• 6th Class: Knight (Cavaler).

Notable recipients

First issue (1877–1948)

• Ernesto Burzagli
• Archduke Eugen of Austria (1881)
• Pratap Singh of Idar (1921)
• Jan Karcz
• Aristide Razu (1918)
• Harry Gideon Wells (1919)
• Ismail of Johor (1920)
• Hendrik Pieter Nicolaas Muller (1922)
• Scarlat Cantacuzino
• Artur Phleps
• Edward Rydz-Śmigły
• Jack Corbu (1930)
• Stanisław Maczek
• Amha Selassie of Ethiopia
• Rudolf Walden
• Fritz Witt (1942)
• Martin Unrein
• Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala (1935)
• Walter Staudinger (1942)
• Ismail of Johor (1942)
• Walther Wenck (1943)
• Emmerich Jordan (1944)
• Samuel C. Cumming
• Paul de Smet de Naeyer

Second issue (since 1998)

Foreign citizens

No.	Name	Known for	Year Appointed
1	Jacques Chirac	President of France	1998
2	Alberto Fujimori	President of Peru
3	Martti Ahtisaari	President of Finland
4	Petar Stoyanov	President of Bulgaria
5	Aleksander Kwaśniewski	President of Poland	1999
6	Thomas Klestil	President of Austria
7	Konstantinos Stephanopoulos	President of Greece
8	Süleyman Demirel	President of Turkey
9	Harald V	King of Norway
10	Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani	Emir of Qatar
11	Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah	Emir of Kuwait
12	Nursultan Nazarbayev	President of Kazakhstan
13	Rexhep Meidani	President of Albania
14	Ezer Weizman	President of Israel
15	Petru Lucinschi	President of Moldova	2000
16	Elizabeth II	Queen of the United Kingdom
17	Jorge Sampaio	President of Portugal
18	Árpád Göncz	President of Hungary
19	Margrethe II	Queen of Denmark
20	Rudolf Schuster	President of Slovakia
21	Stjepan Mesić	President of Croatia
22	Ernesto Zedillo	President of Mexico
23	Fernando Henrique Cardoso	President of Brazil
24	Bhumibol Adulyadej	King of Thailand
25	Leonid Kuchma	President of Ukraine
26	Émile Lahoud	President of Lebanon	2001
27	Kofi Annan	Secretary-General of the United Nations
28	Beatrix	Queen of the Netherlands
29	Valdas Adamkus	President of Lithuania
30	Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga	President of Latvia
31	Andrew Bertie	Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta	2002
32	Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan	President of United Arab Emirates
33	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	President of Philippines
34	Milan Kučan	President of Slovenia
35	Ferenc Mádl	President of Hungary
36	George W. Bush	President of the United States
37	Mauro Chiaruzzi	Captains Regent of San Marino
38	Giuseppe Maria Morganti	Captains Regent of San Marino
39	Zine El Abidine Ben Ali	President of Tunisia	2003
40	Carl XVI Gustaf	King of Sweden
41	Juan Carlos I	King of Spain
42	Carlo Azeglio Ciampi	President of Italy
43	Arnold Rüütel	President of Estonia
44	Henri I	Grand Duke of Luxembourg	2004
45	Angelo Sodano	Cardinal Secretary of State
46	Eddie Fenech Adami	President of Malta
47	Giuseppe Arzilli	Captains Regent of San Marino
48	Roberto Raschi	Captains Regent of San Marino
49	Ricardo Lagos	President of Chile
50	Ilham Aliyev	President of Azerbaijan
51	Abdullah II	King of Jordan	2005
52	Tarja Halonen	President of Finland	2006
53	George Emil Palade	Professor	2007
54	Tarcisio Bertone	Cardinal Secretary of State	2008
55	Matthew Festing	Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta
56	Lech Kaczyński	President of Poland	2009
57	Michel Suleiman	President of Lebanon
58	Albert II	Prince of Monaco
59	Albert II	King of the Belgians
60	Mihai Ghimpu	President of Moldova	2010
61	George Abela	President of Malta
62	Valdis Zatlers	President of Latvia	2011
63	Toomas Hendrik Ilves	President of Estonia
64	Giorgio Napolitano	President of Italy
65	Pietro Parolin	Cardinal Secretary of State	2015
67	Aníbal Cavaco Silva	President of Portugal
68	Dalia Grybauskaitė	President of Lithuania	2016
69	Sergio Mattarella	President of Italy
70	Rosen Plevneliev	President of Bulgaria
71	Joachim Gauck^[2]	President of Germany
72	Andrzej Duda	President of Poland
73	François Hollande	President of France
74	Andrej Kiska	President of Slovakia
75	Nicolae Timofti	President of Moldova
76	Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović	President of Croatia	2017
77	Charles III	King of the United Kingdom
78	Kersti Kaljulaid	President of Estonia	2021
79	Gitanas Nausėda	President of Lithuania	2022

By class

List of recipients by class

This article contains dynamic lists that may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. 1st Class Collars Abdullah II of Jordan George Abela Valdas Adamkus Albert II of Belgium Albert II, Prince of Monaco Amha Selassie Teoctist Arăpașu Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Traian Băsescu Beatrix of the Netherlands Zine El Abidine Ben Ali Carl XVI Gustaf Jacques Chirac Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Emil Constantinescu Nicolae Corneanu Ion Dragalina Andrzej Duda Elizabeth II Matthew Festing Joachim Gauck Mihai Ghimpu Dalia Grybauskaitė Tarja Halonen Harald V of Norway Ioan Holender François Hollande Ion Iliescu Toomas Hendrik Ilves Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Lech Kaczyński Andrej Kiska Thomas Klestil Émile Lahoud Margrethe II of Denmark Sergio Mattarella Michael I of Romania Giorgio Napolitano Nursultan Nazarbayev Josef Šnejdárek Angelo Sodano Konstantinos Stephanopoulos Petar Stoyanov Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Gherman Titov Ezer Weizman 2nd Class Grand Crosses Alois Lexa von Aehrenthal Martti Ahtisaari Yıldırım Akbulut Albert I of Belgium Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale Alexander III of Russia Alexander of Battenberg Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg Prince Alfons of Bavaria Alfred, 2nd Prince of Montenuovo Teoctist Arăpașu Count Kasimir Felix Badeni Ehud Barak Bartholomew I of Constantinople David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty Kurt Beck Radu Beligan Silvio Berlusconi Andrew Bertie Birendra of Nepal Herbert von Bismarck Otto von Bismarck Albrecht von Boeselager Victor, Prince Napoléon Boutros Boutros-Ghali Josip Broz Tito Bernhard von Bülow Ernesto Burzagli Leo von Caprivi Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland Carol I of Romania Charles, Prince of Wales^[3] Christian IX of Denmark Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Doina Cornea Pat Cox Patriarch Diodoros of Jerusalem Bülent Ecevit Edmond de Gaiffier d'Hestroy Edward VII Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Archduke Eugen of Austria Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke Laurent Fabius Felipe VI of Spain Ferdinand I of Romania Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Franz Joseph I of Austria Frederick VIII of Denmark Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt Frederick III, German Emperor Prince Frederick of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark Kurt Fricke Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia Prince Georg of Bavaria Agenor Maria Gołuchowski Dan Grigore Eremia Grigorescu Wilhelm von Hahnke Ionel Haiduc Tarja Halonen Rafic Hariri Prince Heinrich of Hesse and by Rhine Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929) Stefan Hell Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark Jaap de Hoop Scheffer Klaus Iohannis Mugur Isărescu Prince Joachim of Denmark Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria Lionel Jospin Jean-Claude Juncker Ioan Kalinderu Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor Karekin II Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst Aleksey Kuropatkin Aleksander Kwaśniewski Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski Chuan Leekpai Prince Leopold of Bavaria Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern Liviu Librescu Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria Luís I of Portugal Horia Macellariu Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Michael I of Romania Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia Louis Michel Milan I of Serbia Helmuth von Moltke the Younger Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma Hendrik Pieter Nicolaas Muller Valeriu Munteanu (politician) Adrian Năstase Nicholas II of Russia Mariana Nicolesco Olav V of Norway Archduke Otto of Austria (1865–1906) George Emil Palade Queen Paola of Belgium Alexander August Wilhelm von Pape Pedro II of Brazil Maurice Pellé Göran Persson Nicolae Petrescu-Comnen Christian Poncelet Romano Prodi Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar Antoni Wilhelm Radziwiłł Jean-Pierre Raffarin Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria Ioan Rășcanu George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen Gil Carlos Rodríguez Iglesias Prince Rudolf of Liechtenstein Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria Edward Rydz-Śmigły Gerhard Schröder Wolfgang Schüssel Walter Schwimmer Queen Silvia of Sweden Jagatjit Singh Pratap Singh of Idar Vassilios Skouris Queen Sofía of Spain Edmund Stoiber Jan Syrový Eduard Taaffe, 11th Viscount Taaffe Alfred von Tirpitz Alexandru Todea Ernest Troubridge Charles d'Ursel Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden Grigore Vieru Charles J. Vopicka Rudolf Walden Georg Wassilko von Serecki Alan Watson, Baron Watson of Richmond Count Hans Weiss William, Prince of Hohenzollern William, Prince of Wied Sergei Witte August zu Eulenburg Adrian Zuckerman (attorney) 3rd Class Grand Officers Dinu Adameșteanu Radu Aldulescu (musician) Ioan Arhip Constantin C. Arion Randolph L. Braham (Resigned) Gheorghe Brega Nicolae Cajal Alexandru Cernat Dietrich von Choltitz Gheorghe Cipăianu Liviu Ciulei Nadia Comăneci^[4] Ileana Cotrubaș Nicolae Dăscălescu Constantin Dumitrescu (general) Ivan Fichev Ismail of Johor Lucien Loizeau Marian-Jean Marinescu Lucian Pintilie Constantin Poenaru Dumitru Prunariu Ioan Mihail Racoviță Constantin Sănătescu Hans-Georg von Seidel Alexandru Slătineanu Simion Stoilow Alexandru Tzigara-Samurcaș Gheorghe Vlădescu-Răcoasa Elie Wiesel Arthur Zimmermann Alexandru Zub 4th Class Commanders Robert Aderholt^[5]^[6] Vasile Atanasiu Grigore Bălan James Berry (surgeon) Ion Boițeanu Randolph L. Braham Leonid Brezhnev Karl von Bülow Ronald L. Burgess Jr. Leopold Bürkner Ernesto Burzagli Ion Buzdugan Ben Cardin^[5]^[6] Nicolae Ciupercă Constantin Constantinescu-Claps Aurel Cosma Lucian Croitoru Salvator Cupcea Mircea Dinescu Eugen Doga Émile Dossin de Saint-Georges Mihai Drăgănescu Wim van Eekelen Ștefan Fălcoianu Nikolaus von Falkenhorst Angela Gheorghiu Hans Globke Maximilian Hacman Orrin Hatch^[5]^[6] Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauck Francis Howard (British Army officer, born 1848) Dietrich von Hülsen-Haeseler Sergěj Ingr Ron Johnson (Wisconsin politician)^[5]^[6] Hunor Kelemen Gunther Krichbaum Emil Krukowicz-Przedrzymirski Tadeusz Kutrzeba Alexandru Lapedatu Chris Lauzen Wolf Lepenies Charles W. Lyons Stanisław Maczek Solomon Marcus Valeriu Moldovan Vasile Moldoveanu Teodor Negoiță Devin Nunes^[5]^[6] Artur Phleps Tadeusz Piskor Karl von Plettenberg David Popescu Andrei Rădulescu Aristide Razu Mike Rogers (Alabama politician)^[5]^[6] Frank Rolleston Marco Rubio^[5]^[6] Nicolae Samsonovici Gustav von Senden-Bibran Ioanel Sinescu Ilie Șteflea Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten Anastase Stolojan Dejan Subotić Nicolae Tătăranu Rudolf Toussaint Alexandru Vulpe Jackie Walorski^[5]^[6] Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski 5th Class Officers Paul Alexiu Ilie Antonescu Petre Antonescu (general) Constantion Bădescu Ștefan Balaban Ioan A. Bassarabescu Constantin Brătescu Mihai Ciucă Constantin Climescu Mihail Corbuleanu Dumitru Coroamă Ilie Crețulescu Anton Crihan Constantin Cristescu Nicolae Dabija (soldier) Dumitru Dămăceanu Alexandru Dobriceanu Constantin Doncea Anton Durcovici Constantin Eftimiu Eremia Grigorescu Jan Karcz Radu Korne Dan Lupașcu Raoul Magrin-Vernerey Gheorghe Manoliu Sergiu Niță Alexandru Pastia Oana Pellea Irina Petrescu Artur Phleps Constantin Poenaru Iulian Pop David Praporgescu Nicolae Samsonovici Alexandru Șerbănescu Oleg Serebrian Constantin Tobescu 6th Class Knights Ecaterina Andronescu Gheorghe Avramescu Constantin Bălăceanu-Stolnici Colin Robert Ballard Gelu Barbu Viorel P. Barbu Ion Besoiu Marcian Bleahu Mihai Brediceanu Nicolae Cambrea Scarlat Cantacuzino Ion Caramitru Nicolae Ciupercă Dina Cocea Titus Corlățean Pierre de Coubertin Corina Crețu Ioan Culcer Samuel C. Cumming Marțian Dan Neagu Djuvara Valer Dorneanu Mariana Drăgescu Tudor Gheorghe Marcel Guguianu Thomas Hunton Gabriel Liiceanu Leonard Mociulschi Ovidiu Iuliu Moldovan Iulia Motoc Marioara Murărescu Dan Nica Andrei Oișteanu Richard W. O'Neill Gabriel Oprea Octavian Paler Gică Petrescu Teodosie Petrescu Colea Răutu Aristide Razu Mihai Tănăsescu Radu Timofte László Tőkés (Withdrawn) Corneliu Vadim Tudor (Withdrawn)(2004 until 2007, when it was withdrawn^[7]) Petre Țuțea Unknown Class Otto Adler Ilham Aliyev Petre Andrei Kofi Annan Gheorghe Arsenescu Giuseppe Arzilli Beatrix of the Netherlands Tarcisio Bertone Bhumibol Adulyadej Josef Bílý Volkan Bozkır Constantin Budișteanu George W. Bush Gheorghe Buzatu Mihail Cămărașu Fernando Henrique Cardoso Aníbal Cavaco Silva Marin Ceaușu Mauro Chiaruzzi Henri Cihoski Jack Corbu Paul de Smet de Naeyer Süleyman Demirel Radko Dimitriev Roman Dmowski Werner Ehrig Eddie Fenech Adami Alberto Fujimori Victor Gomoiu Árpád Göncz Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović Gheorghe Ionescu-Sisești Emmerich Jordan Juan Carlos I Mihail Kogălniceanu Stiliyan Kovachev Milan Kučan Leonid Kuchma Ricardo Lagos Ivan Loiko Mircea Lucescu Petru Lucinschi Ferenc Mádl Leon Malhomme Rexhep Meidani Stjepan Mesić Miron Mitrea Alois Mock Aleksander Piotr Mohl Maria Morganti Dumitru C. Moruzi Bolesław Mościcki Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Danail Nikolaev Pietro Parolin Rosen Plevneliev Kazimierz Porębski David Popovici Ștefan Procopiu Roberto Raschi Arnold Rüütel Said Halim Pasha Jorge Sampaio Eustachy Sapieha Marian Sârbu Rudolf Schuster Walter Staudinger Michel Suleiman Jan Szembek (diplomat) Păstorel Teodoreanu Nicolae Timofti Martin Unrein Guy Verhofstadt Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga Matei Vlădescu Harry Gideon Wells Walther Wenck Fritz Witt Valdis Zatlers Ferdynand Zarzycki Ernesto Zedillo

See also

• List of military decorations
• National Decorations System (Romania)

References

1. "LEGE nr. 29 din 31 martie 2000 privind sistemul national de decoratii al Romaniei". Monitorul Oficial al României. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
2. "Iohannis i-a decorat pe preşedintele Germaniei şi pe partenera sa" (in Romanian). Mediafax. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
3. www.presidency.ro, Decret de decorare semnat de Președintele României, domnul Klaus Iohannis, 29 March 2017.
4. www.romania-insider.com https://www.romania-insider.com/nadia-comaneci-decorated-iohannis. Retrieved 1 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. "Klaus Iohannis a decorat opt congresmani americani cu Ordinul Steaua României în grad de Comandor". adevarul.ro (in Romanian). June 9, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
6. Peia, Florentina; Iacob, Simona (June 9, 2017). Purcarea, Vicentiu; Pandea, Razvan-Adrian (eds.). "President Iohannis and U.S. congressmen discuss Romania's inclusion in Visa Waiver programme". Agepres. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
7. "Presedintele Basescu i-a retras Steaua Romaniei lui Vadim Tudor". 9am.ro. 2007-05-28. Retrieved 2017-07-08.

Other sources

• (in Romanian) Ordinul național "Steaua României", Presidency of Romania website
• (in Romanian) , Presidency of Romania website