List of Presidents of Romania
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This is a list of Presidents of Romania
, since the office was created in 1974. For a list of all the heads of state of Romania, see List of heads of state of Romania.
President of Romania
The President of Romania is the head of state of Romania. The President is directly elected by a two-round system for a five-year term . An individual may serve two terms...
, since the office was created in 1974. For a list of all the heads of state of Romania, see List of heads of state of Romania.
List
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Socialist Republic Romania1965 - 1989 |
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Nicolae Ceauşescu Nicolae Ceausescu Nicolae Ceaușescu was a Romanian Communist politician. He was General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989, and as such was the country's second and last Communist leader... |
1918–1989 | 28 March 1974 - 22 December 1989 | President of the Socialist Republic of Romania President of Romania The President of Romania is the head of state of Romania. The President is directly elected by a two-round system for a five-year term . An individual may serve two terms... Also President of the State Council (9 December 1967 - 22 December 1989) |
1989 Revolution and following events1989 - 1992 |
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Ion Iliescu Ion Iliescu Ion Iliescu served as President of Romania from 1990 until 1996, and from 2000 until 2004. From 1996 to 2000 and from 2004 until his retirement in 2008, Iliescu was a Senator for the Social Democratic Party , whose honorary president he remains.... |
1930– | 26 December 1989 - 6 February 1990 | President of Council of the National Salvation Front |
| 6 February 1990 - 20 June 1990 | President of the Provisional National Unity Council | ||||
| 20 June 1990 - 11 October 1992 | President of Romania President of Romania The President of Romania is the head of state of Romania. The President is directly elected by a two-round system for a five-year term . An individual may serve two terms... |
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1992 ConstitutionSince 1992 |
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Ion Iliescu Ion Iliescu Ion Iliescu served as President of Romania from 1990 until 1996, and from 2000 until 2004. From 1996 to 2000 and from 2004 until his retirement in 2008, Iliescu was a Senator for the Social Democratic Party , whose honorary president he remains.... |
1930– | 11 October 1992 - 29 November 1996 | President of Romania President of Romania The President of Romania is the head of state of Romania. The President is directly elected by a two-round system for a five-year term . An individual may serve two terms... |
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Emil Constantinescu Emil Constantinescu Emil Constantinescu was President of Romania from 1996 to 2000.He graduated from the law school of the University of Bucharest, and subsequently started a career as a geologist... |
1939– | 29 November 1996 - 20 December 2000 | President of Romania President of Romania The President of Romania is the head of state of Romania. The President is directly elected by a two-round system for a five-year term . An individual may serve two terms... |
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Ion Iliescu Ion Iliescu Ion Iliescu served as President of Romania from 1990 until 1996, and from 2000 until 2004. From 1996 to 2000 and from 2004 until his retirement in 2008, Iliescu was a Senator for the Social Democratic Party , whose honorary president he remains.... |
1930– | 20 December 2000 - 20 December 2004 | President of Romania President of Romania The President of Romania is the head of state of Romania. The President is directly elected by a two-round system for a five-year term . An individual may serve two terms... |
| 4 | Traian Băsescu Traian Basescu Traian Băsescu is the current President of Romania. After serving as the mayor of Bucharest from June 2000 until December 2004, he was elected president in the Romanian Presidential Elections of 2004 and inaugurated on December 20, 2004... |
1951– | 20 December 2004 - 20 April 2007 | Suspended in the period from 20 April 2007 until 23 May 2007. | |
| — | Nicolae Văcăroiu Nicolae Vacaroiu Nicolae Văcăroiu is a Romanian politician, member of the Social Democratic Party, who served as Prime Minister between 1992 and 1996. Before the 1989 Revolution he worked at the Committee for State Planning, together with Theodor Stolojan.... |
1943– | 20 April 2007 - 23 May 2007 | ad interim Ad interim The Latin phrase ad interim literally means "in the time between" denotes the meaning of "in the meantime", "for an intervening time" or "temporarily" in the English language... President of Romania President of Romania The President of Romania is the head of state of Romania. The President is directly elected by a two-round system for a five-year term . An individual may serve two terms... as President of the Senate President of the Senate of Romania The President of the Senate of Romania is the senator elected to preside over the Senate meetings. He is also the president of the Standing Bureau of the Senate, and the second leader of the State.-Election:... |
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| (4) | Traian Băsescu Traian Basescu Traian Băsescu is the current President of Romania. After serving as the mayor of Bucharest from June 2000 until December 2004, he was elected president in the Romanian Presidential Elections of 2004 and inaugurated on December 20, 2004... |
1951– | 23 May 2007 - 21 December 2009 | Resumed the office of President of Romania President of Romania The President of Romania is the head of state of Romania. The President is directly elected by a two-round system for a five-year term . An individual may serve two terms... after the Referendum Romanian presidential impeachment referendum, 2007 The Romanian presidential impeachment referendum of 2007 was conducted in order to determine whether the president of Romania Traian Băsescu should be forced to step down.On April 19, 2007 the Romanian parliament suspended Băsescu... |
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| 21 December 2009 - Present | President of Romania President of Romania The President of Romania is the head of state of Romania. The President is directly elected by a two-round system for a five-year term . An individual may serve two terms... for a second term |
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Footnotes and references
- Bulei, Ion, O istorie a românilor, Editura Meronia, Bucureşti, 2007, pg. 266-267