2000 in Romania explained

Events from the year 2000 in Romania.

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; Moldavian; Moldovan: Legea de retrocedare a terenurilor agricole și forestiere), also known as the Lupu Law (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: 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%.

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; Moldavian; Moldovan: Partidul Socialist).^[9]

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.^[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: 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.^[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

February

See main article: Deaths in February 2000.

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

June

See main article: Deaths in June 2000.

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

September

See main article: Deaths in September 2000.

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

October

See main article: Deaths in October 2000.

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

November

See main article: Deaths in November 2000.

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

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Emil Constantinescu . 5 April 2022 . EastWest Institute.
2. Web site: Ion Iliescu . 5 April 2022 . Encyclopædia Britannica.
3. Web site: Fața nevăzută a lui Mugur Isărescu, guvernatorul pasionat de desene animate: "Pot fredona sau chiar dansa ca ursul Baloo" . 4 September 2022 . adevarul.ro.
4. Web site: Adrian Nastase prime minister of Romania . 4 September 2022 . Encyclopedia Britannica.
5. Web site: Chiper . Mihai . 2000-01-11 . Legea "Lupu" a fost promulgată . 2022-09-04 . Ziarul de Iași . ro.
6. Web site: 2010-02-01 . FOCUS: Zece ani de la poluarea cu cianuri de la mina "Aurul" din Baia Mare . 2022-09-04 . Mediafax . Bucharest . ro.
7. Web site: Plugaru . Horia . 2020-09-23 . Lecea . Doina . Badea . Anda . AlegeriLocale2020/Prezența la alegerile locale din 1992 până în 2016 . 2022-09-04 . AGERPRES . ro.
8. Web site: Nueleanu . Iulia . 2003-03-26 . Emil Constantinescu s-a lansat în fruntea Acțiunii Populare . 2022-09-04 . Curentul . ro.
9. Book: Cernicova, Mariana . Dicționarul vieții publice timișene postdecembriste 1989-2000: partide, organizații, personalități . 2000 . Editura Intergraf . Reșița . 108 . ro . 915186629.
10. Web site: 2000-11-02 . Patriciu a cumparat rafinăria Petromidia . 2022-09-04 . Ziarul de Iași . ro.
11. Book: Nohlen . Dieter . Elections in Europe: A data handbook . Stöver . Philip . 2010 . Nomos . 978-3-8329-5609-7 . Baden-Baden, Germany . 1591 . 617565273 . Dieter Nohlen.
12. Web site: Vasile . Cristian . 2021-11-26 . 26 Noiembrie 2000: Înfruntarea dintre Ion Ilescu și Vadim Tudor. Alegeri parlamentare si prezidențiale în România – Jurnalul de Arges . 2022-09-04 . Jurnalul de Argeș . ro.
13. Web site: Voinea . Mihai . Delcea . Cristian . 2014-10-29 . DOCUMENTAR Istoria alegerilor prezidențiale (2000): Pericolul Vadim și votul de dispreț al tinerei generații . 2022-09-04 . Adevărul . ro.
14. Web site: Bușe . Gigi . 2021-12-17 . La 17 decembrie 2000 se finaliza ultima restaurare a Coloanei Infinită . 2022-09-04 . Universul Olteniei . ro . 2458-097X.
15. Web site: Even though she sings Amnesia, it is the unforgettable ROXEN . OGAE Azerbaijan . 5 September 2022.
16. Web site: 2022-01-31 . OFICIAL Valentin Mihăilă, transferat la Atalanta. Detaliile mutării . 2022-09-04 . Digi Sport . ro.
17. Web site: 2017-04-02 . Oneșteanca Ștefania Jipa a câștigat Jocurile Mediteraneene! . 2022-09-04 . Unu pe Trotuș . ro.
18. Web site: Bocai . Marian . 2020-06-13 . Interviu cu gimnasta Maria Holbură, care va participa la Jocurile Olimpice: "La Campionatul Mondial, am trăit și fericirea, și amărăciunea" . 2022-09-04 . Ziua de Constanța . ro.
19. Web site: Ciucescu . Nicolae . 2019-08-19 . O tânără jucătoare de la SCM Rm. Vâlcea, din sezonul trecut, a ajuns la CSM Bucureşti . 2022-09-04 . Tribuna Vâlceană . ro.
20. Web site: Bocai . Marian . 2021-08-13 . Nepotul lui Gheorghe Popa, glorie a FC Farul: Portarul constănțean Mihai Popa, transferat de o echipă din Liga 1 . 2022-09-04 . Ziua de Constanța . ro.
21. News: Pace . Eric . 11 February 2000 . Ion Gheorghe Maurer, 97, Romanian Premier From 1961 to 1974 . B 9 . . subscription . 21 December 2018.
22. Web site: 2014-02-27 . Viața lui Corneliu Mănescu . May 14, 2014 . BZI . ro.
23. Web site: Pace . Eric . 2000-07-14 . Corneliu Manescu, 84, Leader in Romania Revolt . subscription . 2022-09-04 . . B 10.
24. Web site: Moceanu . Răzvan . 2021-09-21 . Portret: Dem Rădulescu – un actor monumental, un pedagog desăvârșit, un om de o sensibilitate remarcabilă . 2022-09-04 . . ro.
25. Web site: 5 October 2010 . 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! . 19 November 2021 . www.sport.ro . ro.