2000 in Romania

Events from the year 2000 in Romania.

Incumbents

• President: Emil Constantinescu, until 20 December; then Ion Iliescu
• Prime Minister: Mugur Isărescu until 28 October; then Adrian Năstase

Events

January

• 10 January – President Emil Constantinescu signs the Law of retrocession of agricultural and forest lands (), also known as the Lupu Law ().
• 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.

June

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

July

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

November

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

December

• 10 December – 2000 Romanian general election: Ion Iliescu is elected president in the second round of the presidential election.
• 17 December – The restoration of the by Constantin Brâncuși, started on 16 September 1996, is finished.

Births

January

• 5 January – Roxen, Romanian singer

February

• 2 February – Valentin Mihăilă, Romanian soccer player.

March

• 1 March – Ștefania Jipa, Romanian handball player.

September

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

October

• 12 October – Mihai Popa, Romanian goalkeeper.

Deaths

February

• 8 February – Ion Gheorghe Maurer, 97, Prime Minister of Romania.

June

• 26 June – Corneliu Mănescu, 84, Romanian diplomat.

September

• 17 September – Dem Rădulescu, 68, Romanian actor.

October

• 5 October – Cătălin Hîldan, 24, Romanian football player.

See also

• Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
• Romania at the 2000 Summer Olympics
• Romania at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

References

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