2005 in Romania
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Events
- 28 April - The MTV Romania Music Awards 2005 ceremony is held at Sala Palatului.
- 21 May - Luminiţa Anghel & Sistem represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest in Ukraine, with the song "Let Me Try"; they finish third.
- 4 June - The Civic Forum of the Romanians of Covasna, Harghita and Mureș is founded.[3]
- November - The People's Party is formed by Corneliu Ciontu.[4]
- 16 December - The Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic, is elevated to the rank of a Major Archiepiscopal Church by Pope Benedict XVI.[5]
- December - President Traian Băsescu and United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sign an agreement that will allow a U.S. military presence at several Romanian facilities primarily in the eastern part of the country.[6]
Deaths
- 16 March – Sergiu Cunescu, politician, the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Romania (PSDR) (born 1923)
- 25 August – Aurora Gruescu, the world's first female forestry engineer (born 1914)[7]
- 2 September – Alexandru Paleologu, essayist, literary critic, diplomat and politician (born 1919)
