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]
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 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 by Constantin Brâncuși, started on 16 September 1996, is finished.[14]
Births
January
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
February
- 8 February – Ion Gheorghe Maurer, 97, Prime Minister of Romania.[21]
June
- 26 June – Corneliu Mănescu, 84, Romanian diplomat.[22][23]
September
- 17 September – Dem Rădulescu, 68, Romanian actor.[24]
October
- 5 October – Cătălin Hîldan, 24, Romanian football player.[25]
